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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofSouth Dakota on November 4, 2014. All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as aUnited States Senate seat and South Dakota's at-large seat in theUnited States House of Representatives.Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis Daugaard (incumbent) | 195,477 | 70.47% | +8.96% | |
| Democratic | Susan Wismer | 70,549 | 25.43% | −13.06% | |
| Independent | Michael J. Myers | 11,377 | 4.10% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 277,403 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marty Jackley | 208,848 | 82.00% | |
| Libertarian | Chad Haber | 45,856 | 18.00% | |
| Total votes | 254,704 | 100.00% | ||
Incumbent RepublicanSecretary of StateJason Gant decided to retire rather than run for re-election to a second term in office.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Shantel Krebs (R) | Angelia Schultz (D) | Lori Stacey (C) | Emmett Reistroffer (L) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[3] | October 21–26, 2014 | 611 | ± 4% | 46% | 29% | 4% | 3% | 17% |
| SurveyUSA[4] | October 1–5, 2014 | 616 | ± 4% | 43% | 29% | 6% | 5% | 18% |
| SurveyUSA[4] | September 3–7, 2014 | 510 | ± 4.4% | 41% | 31% | 7% | 4% | 17% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shantel Krebs | 155,647 | 60.23 | |
| Democratic | Angelia Schultz | 84,181 | 32.58 | |
| Constitution | Lori Stacey | 10,258 | 3.97 | |
| Libertarian | Emmett Reistroffer | 8,328 | 3.22 | |
| Total votes | 258,414 | 100 | ||
Incumbent RepublicanState Treasurer Richard Sattgast ran for re-election to a second term in office.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Rich Sattgast | 155,758 | 61.18 | |
| Democratic | Denny Pierson | 85,202 | 33.47 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Santema | 13,615 | 5.35 | |
| Total votes | 254,575 | 100 | ||
Incumbent RepublicanState AuditorSteve Barnett ran for re-election to a second term in office. TheDemocratic Party ran no candidate for this office, which left Kurt Evans of theLibertarian Party to be Barnett's only challenger.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Barnett | 191,755 | 79.95 | |
| Libertarian | Kurt Evans | 48,103 | 20.05 | |
| Total votes | 239,858 | 100 | ||
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of School and Public Lands Vern Larson, who was appointed to the office in August 2013 after Commissioner Jarrod Johnson resigned, did not run for election, as per the terms of his appointment.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Brunner | 174,810 | 76.45 | |
| Libertarian | John English | 53,836 | 23.55 | |
| Total votes | 228,646 | 100 | ||
Incumbent Republican Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gary Hanson ran for re-election to a third six-year term in office.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary Hanson | 167,726 | 65.73 | |
| Democratic | David Allen | 74,842 | 29.32 | |
| Constitution | Wayne Schmidt | 12,642 | 4.95 | |
| Total votes | 255,210 | 100 | ||