Jessica Bahmuller

Republican Party

South Dakota House of Representatives District 19

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Compensation

Base salary

$16,348/year

Per diem

$178/day for legislators who reside more than 50 miles away from the Capitol.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Financial officer

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Jessica Bahmuller (Republican Party) is a member of theSouth Dakota House of Representatives, representingDistrict 19. She assumed office on January 10, 2023. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Bahmuller (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theSouth Dakota House of Representatives to representDistrict 19. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Jessica Bahmuller's career experience includes working as a municipal finance officer.^[1]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Bahmuller was assigned to the following committees:

• House Commerce and Energy Committee,Vice Chair
• House State Affairs Committee

2023-2024

Bahmuller was assigned to the following committees:

• House Commerce and Energy Committee
• House Local Government Committee

Elections

2024

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)

IncumbentJessica Bahmuller and incumbentDrew Peterson won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Bahmuller (R)	52.5	7,718
✔		Drew Peterson (R)	47.5	6,972

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,690
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)

IncumbentJessica Bahmuller and incumbentDrew Peterson defeatedSteven Mettler in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Bahmuller	44.7	2,165
✔		Drew Peterson	29.6	1,435
	Submit photo	Steven Mettler	25.7	1,243

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,843
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Endorsements

2022

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)

Drew Peterson andJessica Bahmuller won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Peterson (R)	53.0	6,323
✔		Jessica Bahmuller (R)	47.0	5,596

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,919
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)

Jessica Bahmuller andDrew Peterson defeated incumbentCaleb Finck,Michael Boyle, andRoger Hofer in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Bahmuller	30.2	2,229
✔		Drew Peterson	22.5	1,660
	Submit photo	Caleb Finck	20.5	1,512
	Submit photo	Michael Boyle	19.9	1,465
	Submit photo	Roger Hofer	7.0	513

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,379
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2020

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)

IncumbentKent Peterson and incumbentMarty Overweg won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kent Peterson (R)	56.4	8,503
✔		Marty Overweg (R)	43.6	6,564

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,067
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)

IncumbentKent Peterson and incumbentMarty Overweg defeatedJessica Bahmuller in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kent Peterson	35.1	1,909
✔		Marty Overweg	32.6	1,772
		Jessica Bahmuller	32.2	1,751

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 5,432
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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