2022 South Dakota Senate election

2022 South Dakota Senate election

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All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Lee Schoenbeck Troy Heinert
(retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 5th 26th
Seats before 32 3
Seats after 31 4
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 229,609 40,958
Percentage 81.62% 14.56%
Swing Increase 8.79% Decrease 6.43%

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

Senate President Pro Tempore before election

Lee Schoenbeck
Republican

Elected Senate President Pro Tempore

Lee Schoenbeck
Republican

The 2022 South Dakota Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. All 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate were up for election. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022.[1] The elections coincided with elections for other offices in South Dakota, including the US Senate, US House, South Dakota Governor, South Dakota Secretary of State, South Dakota Attorney General, and the South Dakota House.

Following the 2022 elections, Republicans maintained their supermajority by losing only one seat, giving them a 31-to-4 member advantage over Democrats.[2]

  1. ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 7, 2022". Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 2022". Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved December 26, 2022.