SOUTH DAKOTA

Your complete directory of South Dakota candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: March 25, 2008
Primary: June 2008
Democratic Convention: June 2008

This page was last updated on October 1, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Mike Rounds (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dennis Daugaard (R) - Lt. Governor
Dave Knudson (R) - State Senator Majority Leader & Attorney
Lee Schoenbeck (R) - Ex-State Senate President Pro Tempore

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Dennis Daugaard (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Chris Nelson (R)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Larry Long (R)*

STATE AUDITOR:
Rich Sattgast (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Vern Larson (R)*

STATE COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL & PUBLIC LANDS:
Jarrod Johnson (R)*

U.S. SENATE:

Tim Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joel Dykstra (R) - State Rep. & Business Consultant
Joe Pengitore (Independent) - Laborer

John Thune (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

At-Large:
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Lien (R) - Businessman, Attorney & Community Activist

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitutional Party of South Dakota
South Dakota Democratic Party
South Dakota Green Party
South Dakota Libertarian Party
South Dakota Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Aberdeen American News
Black Hills Pioneer
Brookings Register
Groton Independent
Huron Plainsman
Lakota Journal
Madison Leader
Mitchell Daily Republic
Pierre Capitol-Journal
Rapid City Journal
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - (Politics Section)
South Dakota Ag Connection
South Dakota Politics (Conservative)
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
South Dakota War College (Politics)
Watertown Public Opinion
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

KEVN TV-7 (FOX - Rapid City)
KNBN TV-21 (NBC - Rapid City)
KOTA TV-3 (ABC - Rapid City)
KDLT TV-46 (NBC - Sioux Falls)
KELO TV-11 (CBS - Sioux Falls)
KELO 1320 AM (Sioux Falls)
KSFY TV-13 (ABC - Sioux Falls)
KSOO 1140 AM (Sioux Falls)

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