2022 South Dakota Attorney General election
November 8, 2022
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The 2022 South Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of South Dakota. On June 21, 2022, former Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was convicted and removed from office for malfeasance of office.[1] The State Senate further barred Ravnsborg from holding office in South Dakota.[2] Republican Mark Vargo was appointed to fill the remainder of Ravnsborg's term and did not run for a full term.
Marty Jackley, who previously held this office from 2009 until 2019, won unopposed in the general election.
Republican convention
Candidates
Nominated at convention
- Marty Jackley, former South Dakota Attorney General (2009–2019)[3]
Eliminated at convention
- David Natvig, director of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and former Brule County State's Attorney[4]
Barred from office
- Jason Ravnsborg, former attorney general (2019–2022)[5]
Endorsements
Marty Jackley
Governors
- Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota (2019–present) and former U.S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district (2011–2019)[6]
Polling
Hypothetical polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Marty Jackley |
Jason Ravnsborg |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State University[7] | May 2–15, 2022 | – (LV) | ± 3.0% | 61% | 6% | 33% |
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[9] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marty Jackley | 257,419 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 457,419 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| Marty Jackley Republican | |
|---|---|
| County | Votes |
| Aurora | 875 |
| Beadle | 4,710 |
| Bennett | 689 |
| Bon Homme | 1,963 |
| Brookings | 8,904 |
| Brown | 10,228 |
| Brule | 2,606 |
| Buffalo | 209 |
| Butte | 3,424 |
| Campbell | 576 |
| Charles Mix | 2,339 |
| Clark | 1,273 |
| Clay | 2,843 |
| Codington | 8,609 |
| Corson | 570 |
| Custer | 3,920 |
| Davison | 5,686 |
| Day | 1,907 |
| Deuel | 1,646 |
| Dewey | 893 |
| Douglas | 1,200 |
| Edmunds | 1,398 |
| Fall River | 2,864 |
| Faulk | 797 |
| Grant | 2,529 |
| Gregory | 1,635 |
| Haakon | 870 |
| Hamlin | 2,246 |
| Hand | 1,266 |
| Hanson | 1,300 |
| Harding | 609 |
| Hughes | 6,015 |
| Hutchinson | 2,364 |
| Hyde | 500 |
| Jackson | 688 |
| Jerauld | 697 |
| Jones | 405 |
| Kingsbury | 2,054 |
| Lake | 3,888 |
| Lawrence | 9,058 |
| Lincoln | 20,847 |
| Lyman | 984 |
| Marshall | 1,351 |
| McCook | 2,036 |
| McPherson | 968 |
| Meade | 9,633 |
| Mellette | 458 |
| Miner | 830 |
| Minnehaha | 50,574 |
| Moody | 1,908 |
| Oglala Lakota | 663 |
| Pennington | 32,984 |
| Perkins | 1,119 |
| Potter | 934 |
| Roberts | 2,556 |
| Sanborn | 810 |
| Spink | 2,151 |
| Stanley | 1,198 |
| Sully | 667 |
| Todd | 796 |
| Tripp | 1,876 |
| Turner | 3,121 |
| Union | 5,121 |
| Walworth | 1,691 |
| Yankton | 6,347 |
| Ziebach | 400 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Buffalo (largest city: Fort Thompson)
- Corson (largest city: McLaughlin)
- Dewey (largest city: North Eagle Butte)
- Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)
- Roberts (largest city: Sisseton)
- Marshall (largest city: Britton)
- Day (largest city: Webster)
- Stanley (largest city: Fort Pierre)
- Hughes (largest city: Pierre)
- Minnehaha (largest city: Sioux Falls)
- Clay (largest city: Vermillion)
- Oglala Lakota (largest city: Pine Ridge)
- Todd (largest city: Mission)
See also
Notes
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
- ^ Strubinger, Lee (June 22, 2022). "South Dakota AG removed from post after hitting and killing a pedestrian". www.npr.org. NPR.
- ^ Sneve, Joe (June 22, 2022). "South Dakota Senate rules AG Jason Ravnsborg of malfesence of office after pedestrian death, votes to have him removed". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader.
- ^ Bartels, Deb (March 2, 2021). "Marty Jackley running for his old job of attorney general". www.capjournal.com. Capital Journal. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Mercer, Bob (May 27, 2022). "S.D. Division of Criminal Investigation director running for state attorney general". www.siouxlandproud.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Goss, Austin (June 1, 2022). "Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022". KSFY-TV. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Former political rivals Noem & Jackley endorse each other for upcoming elections". www.dakotanewsnow.com. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ South Dakota State University
- ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, Steve (November 15, 2022). "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
External links
Official campaign websites