South Dakota Republican Party

The South Dakota Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in South Dakota. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling South Dakota's at-large U.S. House seat, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature. State Sen. John Wiik has served as the party's chairman since 2023.^[3]

South Dakota Republican Party
Chairperson	John Wiik
Senate Leader	Kris Langer
House Leader	Lee Qualm
Headquarters	P.O. Box 1099. Pierre, South Dakota 57501[1]
Membership (2021)	279,921[2]
Ideology	Conservatism
National affiliation	Republican Party
Colors	Red, White, Blue
Seats in the Senate	30 / 35
Seats in the House	62 / 70
Statewide Offices	12 / 13
Website
South Dakota GOP
Politics of South Dakota Elections

Current elected officials

The South Dakota Republican Party controls all ten statewide offices and holds majorities in the South Dakota Senate and the South Dakota House of Representatives. Republicans also hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the state's at-large congressional seat.

Federal

U.S. Senate

• 
  Junior U.S. Senator Mike Rounds
• 
  Senior U.S. Senator John Thune
  (Minority Whip)

U.S. House of Representatives

District	Member	Photo
At-large	Dusty Johnson

State

• Governor: Kristi Noem
• Lieutenant Governor: Larry Rhoden
• Secretary of State: Monae Johnson
• Attorney General: Marty Jackley
• State Auditor: Steve Barnett
• State Treasurer: Rich Sattgast
• Commissioner of School and Public Lands: Ryan Brunner
• Public Utilities Commissioner: Kristie Fiegen
• Public Utilities Commissioner: Chris Nelson
• Public Utilities Commissioner: Gary Hanson

Electoral history

Gubernatorial

South Dakota Republican Party gubernatorial election results

Election	Gubernatorial candidate	Votes	Vote %	Result
1994	Bill Janklow	172,515	55.4%	Won Y
1998	Bill Janklow	166,621	64.0%	Won Y
2002	Mike Rounds	189,920	56.8%	Won Y
2006	Mike Rounds	206,990	61.7%	Won Y
2010	Dennis Daugaard	195,024	61.51%	Won {{Y
2014	Dennis Daugaard	195,477	70.47%	Won Y
2018	Kristi Noem	172,912	50.97%	Won Y
2022	Kristi Noem	217,035	61.98%	Won Y

See also

• South Dakota Democratic Party

References

1. "Republican Party of South DakotaSouth Dakota GOP | Republican Party of South Dakota". South Dakota GOP. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
2. Winger, Richard. "March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
3. Sneve, Jon (January 14, 2023). "Sen. John Wiik elected South Dakota GOP chairman". The Dakota Scout. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

External links

• South Dakota Republican Party