2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota

2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, at-large district
	Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Luallin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. Representative before election; Dusty Johnson; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Dusty Johnson; Republican

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Dusty Johnson was elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Dusty Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Liz Marty May, state representative^[1]

Primary results

Results by county

  Johnson

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

  May

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dusty Johnson (incumbent)	71,496	76.65%
	Republican	Liz Marty May	21,779	23.35%
Total votes			93,275	100.0%

Democratic primary

No candidate was able to gather enough signatures to qualify for the Democratic primary. According to state party chairman Randy Seiler, Democratic canvassing efforts were hampered by the coronavirus outbreak.^[3]

Candidates

Failed to qualify

Whitney Raver, small business owner^[3]
Brian Worth, financial crime specialist^[3]

Withdrawn

Ellee Spawn, resource coordinator

Endorsements

Whitney Raver

Organizations

National Women's Political Caucus^[4]

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Declared

Randy Luallin, nominee for Colorado's 2nd congressional district in 2012^[5]^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections^[8]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Politico^[10]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos^[11]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP^[12]	Safe R	November 2, 2020

Results

South Dakota's at-large congressional district, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dusty Johnson (incumbent)	321,984	80.96%	+20.61%
	Libertarian	Randy Luallin	75,748	19.04%	+17.58%
Total votes			397,732	100.0%
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Libertarian

Oglala Lakota (largest city: Pine Ridge)
Todd (largest city: Mission)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)
Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin)
Clay (Largest city: Vermillion)
Dewey (Largest city: North Eagle Butte)
Buffalo (largest city: Fort Thompson)

References

^ Raposa, Megan (February 1, 2020). "West river rancher announces run for Congress". Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
^ "2020PrimaryStateCanvassReportandCertificate.pdf" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "South Dakota Democrats will not field a U.S. House candidate in 2020". abc Dakota News Now. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "Endorsed Candidates". NWPC. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
^ Lawrence, Tom (June 1, 2020). "Lawrence: Democrats fail to qualify candidate for U.S. House race". Aberdeen News. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
^ Camera |, Daily (October 10, 2012). "Randy Luallin: 2nd Congressional District". Boulder Daily Camera. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
^ "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.
^ "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

External links

Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "South Dakota", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"South Dakota: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of South Dakota". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
South Dakota at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites

[1] Raposa, Megan (February 1, 2020). "West river rancher announces run for Congress". Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

[2] "2020PrimaryStateCanvassReportandCertificate.pdf" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

[dnn-3] "South Dakota Democrats will not field a U.S. House candidate in 2020". abc Dakota News Now. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[NWPC-4] "Endorsed Candidates". NWPC. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

[5] Lawrence, Tom (June 1, 2020). "Lawrence: Democrats fail to qualify candidate for U.S. House race". Aberdeen News. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[6] Camera |, Daily (October 10, 2012). "Randy Luallin: 2nd Congressional District". Boulder Daily Camera. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

[CookPolitical-7] "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[InsideElections-8] "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[Sabato-9] "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[Politico-10] "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.

[DailyKos-11] "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[RCP-12] "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[13] "General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

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