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The2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect theU.S. representative fromSouth Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided withother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate and local elections.
Incumbent RepublicanDusty Johnson was re-elected with 81.0% of the vote in2020.[1] Johnson defeated state representativeTaffy Howard in the Republican primary. NoDemocratic candidate appeared on the ballot, Johnson's only general election opponent wasLibertarian Collin Duprel.[2]
Though Johnson won comfortably in a 55-point win, mainly due to competing against a candidate of aminor party, Duprel made a bit of a stronger performance than some had expected, with over 22% of the vote. Johnson himself received over 77% of the vote.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Dusty Johnson | Taffy Howard | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State University[5] | May 2–15, 2022 | – (LV) | ± 3.0% | 53% | 17% | 30% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dusty Johnson (incumbent) | 70,728 | 59.25% | |
| Republican | Taffy Howard | 48,645 | 40.75% | |
| Total votes | 119,373 | 100.0% | ||
Ryan Ryder dropped out of the race after pasttweets of his were exposed, with subject matter including Ryder fantasizing about killing Johnson's family, and that he had masturbated to a photo of GovernorKristi Noem.[2]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[10] | Solid R | October 5, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[11] | Solid R | October 11, 2021 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] | Safe R | October 5, 2021 |
| Politico[13] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
| RCP[14] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
| Fox News[15] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
| DDHQ[16] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[17] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Dusty Johnson (R) | Collin Duprel (L) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[18] | October 19–21, 2022 | 1,500 (LV) | ± 2.4% | 59% | 16% | 25% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dusty Johnson (incumbent) | 253,821 | 77.42% | −3.54% | |
| Libertarian | Collin Duprel | 74,020 | 22.58% | +3.54% | |
| Total votes | 327,841 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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| County[19] | Dusty Johnson Republican | Collin Duprel Libertarian | Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 989 | 84.67% | 179 | 15.33% | 810 | 69.35% | 1,168 |
| Beadle | 4,712 | 84.41% | 870 | 15.59% | 3,842 | 68.83% | 5,582 |
| Bennett | 699 | 73.04% | 258 | 26.96% | 441 | 46.08% | 957 |
| Bon Homme | 2,057 | 84.13% | 388 | 15.87% | 1,669 | 68.26% | 2,445 |
| Brookings | 8,783 | 76.11% | 2,757 | 23.89% | 6,026 | 52.22% | 11,540 |
| Brown | 10,425 | 79.53% | 2,684 | 20.47% | 7,741 | 59.05% | 13,109 |
| Brule | 1,652 | 81.82% | 367 | 18.18% | 1,285 | 63.65% | 2,019 |
| Buffalo | 211 | 60.29% | 139 | 39.71% | 72 | 20.57% | 350 |
| Butte | 3,021 | 74.72% | 1,022 | 25.28% | 1,999 | 49.44% | 4,043 |
| Campbell | 583 | 90.11% | 64 | 9.89% | 519 | 80.22% | 647 |
| Charles Mix | 2,391 | 80.70% | 572 | 19.30% | 1,819 | 61.39% | 2,963 |
| Clark | 1,320 | 86.11% | 213 | 13.89% | 1,107 | 72.21% | 1,533 |
| Clay | 2,971 | 71.87% | 1,163 | 28.13% | 1,808 | 43.73% | 4,134 |
| Codington | 8,729 | 82.98% | 1,790 | 17.02% | 6,939 | 65.97% | 10,519 |
| Corson | 550 | 67.16% | 269 | 32.84% | 281 | 34.31% | 819 |
| Custer | 3,753 | 78.58% | 1,023 | 21.42% | 2,730 | 57.16% | 4,776 |
| Davison | 5,769 | 83.46% | 1,143 | 16.54% | 4,626 | 66.93% | 6,912 |
| Day | 1,898 | 79.81% | 480 | 20.19% | 1,418 | 59.63% | 2,378 |
| Deuel | 1,643 | 85.48% | 279 | 14.52% | 1,364 | 70.97% | 1,922 |
| Dewey | 870 | 62.63% | 519 | 37.37% | 351 | 25.27% | 1,389 |
| Douglas | 1,279 | 89.75% | 146 | 10.25% | 1,133 | 79.51% | 1,425 |
| Edmunds | 1,440 | 87.80% | 200 | 12.20% | 1,240 | 75.61% | 1,640 |
| Fall River | 2,700 | 78.06% | 759 | 21.94% | 1,941 | 56.11% | 3,459 |
| Faulk | 779 | 84.77% | 140 | 15.23% | 639 | 69.53% | 919 |
| Grant | 2,587 | 84.68% | 468 | 15.32% | 2,119 | 69.36% | 3,055 |
| Gregory | 1,690 | 85.79% | 280 | 14.21% | 1,410 | 71.57% | 1,970 |
| Haakon | 791 | 82.74% | 165 | 17.26% | 626 | 65.48% | 956 |
| Hamlin | 2,255 | 86.04% | 366 | 13.96% | 1,889 | 72.07% | 2,621 |
| Hand | 1,259 | 86.47% | 197 | 13.53% | 1,062 | 72.94% | 1,456 |
| Hanson | 1,336 | 85.15% | 233 | 14.85% | 1,103 | 70.30% | 1,569 |
| Harding | 518 | 78.37% | 143 | 21.63% | 375 | 56.73% | 661 |
| Hughes | 5,706 | 80.19% | 1,410 | 19.81% | 4,296 | 60.37% | 7,116 |
| Hutchinson | 2,690 | 88.25% | 358 | 11.75% | 2,332 | 76.51% | 3,048 |
| Hyde | 479 | 85.54% | 81 | 14.46% | 398 | 71.07% | 560 |
| Jackson | 598 | 70.77% | 247 | 29.23% | 351 | 41.54% | 845 |
| Jerauld | 720 | 87.27% | 105 | 12.73% | 615 | 74.55% | 825 |
| Jones | 391 | 84.45% | 72 | 15.55% | 319 | 68.90% | 463 |
| Kingsbury | 2,055 | 84.05% | 390 | 15.95% | 1,665 | 68.10% | 2,445 |
| Lake | 3,810 | 81.85% | 845 | 18.15% | 2,965 | 63.69% | 4,655 |
| Lawrence | 8,479 | 73.87% | 2,999 | 26.13% | 5,480 | 47.74% | 11,478 |
| Lincoln | 21,002 | 79.67% | 5,360 | 20.33% | 15,642 | 59.34% | 26,362 |
| Lyman | 982 | 78.62% | 267 | 21.38% | 715 | 57.25% | 1,249 |
| Marshall | 1,378 | 77.90% | 391 | 22.10% | 987 | 55.79% | 1,769 |
| McCook | 2,054 | 84.08% | 389 | 15.92% | 1,665 | 68.15% | 2,443 |
| McPherson | 953 | 88.57% | 123 | 11.43% | 830 | 77.14% | 1,076 |
| Meade | 8,152 | 71.22% | 3,294 | 28.78% | 4,858 | 42.44% | 11,446 |
| Mellette | 429 | 72.96% | 159 | 27.04% | 270 | 45.92% | 588 |
| Miner | 828 | 86.16% | 133 | 13.84% | 695 | 72.32% | 961 |
| Minnehaha | 50,693 | 74.05% | 17,765 | 25.95% | 32,928 | 48.10% | 68,458 |
| Moody | 1,976 | 77.49% | 574 | 22.51% | 1,402 | 54.98% | 2,550 |
| Oglala Lakota | 647 | 32.63% | 1,336 | 67.37% | -689 | -34.75% | 1,983 |
| Pennington | 31,305 | 73.86% | 11,080 | 26.14% | 20,225 | 47.72% | 42,385 |
| Perkins | 1,060 | 78.99% | 282 | 21.01% | 778 | 57.97% | 1,342 |
| Potter | 944 | 87.41% | 136 | 12.59% | 808 | 74.81% | 1,080 |
| Roberts | 2,590 | 77.82% | 738 | 22.18% | 1,852 | 55.65% | 3,328 |
| Sanborn | 845 | 87.20% | 124 | 12.80% | 721 | 74.41% | 969 |
| Spink | 2,166 | 84.08% | 410 | 15.92% | 1,756 | 68.17% | 2,576 |
| Stanley | 1,129 | 80.59% | 272 | 19.41% | 857 | 61.17% | 1,401 |
| Sully | 625 | 82.89% | 129 | 17.11% | 496 | 65.78% | 754 |
| Todd | 677 | 41.69% | 947 | 58.31% | -270 | -16.63% | 1,624 |
| Tripp | 1,865 | 85.16% | 325 | 14.84% | 1,540 | 70.32% | 2,190 |
| Turner | 3,174 | 84.98% | 561 | 15.02% | 2,613 | 69.96% | 3,735 |
| Union | 5,180 | 81.97% | 1,139 | 18.03% | 4,041 | 63.95% | 6,319 |
| Walworth | 1,691 | 86.19% | 271 | 13.81% | 1,420 | 72.38% | 1,962 |
| Yankton | 6,499 | 78.27% | 1,804 | 21.73% | 4,695 | 56.55% | 8,303 |
| Ziebach | 389 | 63.05% | 228 | 36.95% | 161 | 26.09% | 617 |
| Totals | 253,821 | 77.42% | 74,020 | 22.58% | 179,801 | 54.84% | 327,841 |
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