2022 South Dakota State Auditor election
November 8, 2022
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County results Sattgast: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Marty: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 South Dakota State Auditor election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the State Auditor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Rich Sattgast was re-elected, defeating Democratic challenger Stephanie Marty and Libertarian nominee Rene Meyer.[1]
General election
On election day, November 8, 2022, incumbent state Auditor Rich Sattgast won re-election by a margin of 101,470 over Democratic nominee Stephanie Marty. Sattgast was sworn in on January 3, 2023.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rich Sattgast (incumbent) | 206,633 | 62.65 | |
| Democratic | Stephanie Marty | 105,163 | 31.89 | |
| Libertarian | Rene Meyer | 18,001 | 5.46 | |
| Total votes | 329,797 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[3] | Rich Sattgast Republican |
Stephanie Marty Democratic |
Rene Meyer Libertarian |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 771 | 68.29% | 282 | 24.98% | 76 | 6.73% | 489 | 43.31% | 1,129 |
| Beadle | 3,938 | 70.00% | 1,464 | 26.02% | 224 | 3.98% | 2,474 | 43.97% | 5,626 |
| Bennett | 547 | 56.86% | 367 | 38.15% | 48 | 4.99% | 180 | 18.71% | 962 |
| Bon Homme | 1,684 | 70.43% | 606 | 25.35% | 101 | 4.22% | 1,078 | 45.09% | 2,391 |
| Brookings | 6,602 | 57.13% | 4,246 | 36.74% | 709 | 6.13% | 2,356 | 20.39% | 11,557 |
| Brown | 7,838 | 59.62% | 4,637 | 35.27% | 671 | 5.10% | 3,201 | 24.35% | 13,146 |
| Brule | 1,339 | 67.90% | 527 | 26.72% | 106 | 5.38% | 812 | 41.18% | 1,972 |
| Buffalo | 130 | 34.03% | 231 | 60.47% | 21 | 5.50% | -101 | -26.44% | 382 |
| Butte | 3,016 | 74.82% | 739 | 18.33% | 276 | 6.85% | 2,277 | 56.49% | 4,031 |
| Campbell | 529 | 82.92% | 84 | 13.17% | 25 | 3.92% | 445 | 69.75% | 638 |
| Charles Mix | 1,963 | 66.97% | 856 | 29.21% | 112 | 3.82% | 1,107 | 37.77% | 2,931 |
| Clark | 1,082 | 73.11% | 333 | 22.50% | 65 | 4.39% | 749 | 50.61% | 1,480 |
| Clay | 2,017 | 45.51% | 2,230 | 50.32% | 185 | 4.17% | -213 | -4.81% | 4,432 |
| Codington | 6,857 | 67.01% | 2,836 | 27.71% | 540 | 5.28% | 4,021 | 39.29% | 10,233 |
| Corson | 461 | 51.62% | 377 | 42.22% | 55 | 6.16% | 84 | 9.41% | 893 |
| Custer | 3,435 | 70.22% | 1,159 | 23.69% | 298 | 6.09% | 2,276 | 46.52% | 4,892 |
| Davison | 4,663 | 68.02% | 1,874 | 27.34% | 318 | 4.64% | 2,789 | 40.69% | 6,855 |
| Day | 1,423 | 59.94% | 826 | 34.79% | 125 | 5.27% | 597 | 25.15% | 2,374 |
| Deuel | 1,325 | 70.22% | 463 | 24.54% | 99 | 5.25% | 862 | 45.68% | 1,887 |
| Dewey | 570 | 37.97% | 841 | 56.03% | 90 | 6.00% | -271 | -18.05% | 1,501 |
| Douglas | 1,185 | 86.18% | 165 | 12.00% | 25 | 1.82% | 1,020 | 74.18% | 1,375 |
| Edmunds | 1,205 | 76.12% | 327 | 20.66% | 51 | 3.22% | 878 | 55.46% | 1,583 |
| Fall River | 2,499 | 70.57% | 800 | 22.59% | 242 | 6.83% | 1,699 | 47.98% | 3,541 |
| Faulk | 723 | 79.71% | 153 | 16.87% | 31 | 3.42% | 570 | 62.84% | 907 |
| Grant | 2,084 | 69.51% | 767 | 25.58% | 147 | 4.90% | 1,317 | 43.93% | 2,998 |
| Gregory | 1,475 | 76.35% | 377 | 19.51% | 80 | 4.14% | 1,098 | 56.83% | 1,932 |
| Haakon | 826 | 87.97% | 78 | 8.31% | 35 | 3.73% | 748 | 79.66% | 939 |
| Hamlin | 1,975 | 77.39% | 472 | 18.50% | 105 | 4.11% | 1,503 | 58.89% | 2,552 |
| Hand | 1,124 | 77.89% | 259 | 17.95% | 60 | 4.16% | 865 | 59.94% | 1,443 |
| Hanson | 1,169 | 75.71% | 310 | 20.08% | 65 | 4.21% | 859 | 55.63% | 1,544 |
| Harding | 562 | 85.67% | 57 | 8.69% | 37 | 5.64% | 505 | 76.98% | 656 |
| Hughes | 5,118 | 70.44% | 1,788 | 24.61% | 360 | 4.95% | 3,330 | 45.83% | 7,266 |
| Hutchinson | 2,283 | 77.39% | 548 | 18.58% | 119 | 4.03% | 1,735 | 58.81% | 2,950 |
| Hyde | 429 | 77.16% | 105 | 18.88% | 22 | 3.96% | 324 | 58.27% | 556 |
| Jackson | 577 | 64.98% | 263 | 29.62% | 48 | 5.41% | 314 | 35.36% | 888 |
| Jerauld | 579 | 71.39% | 208 | 25.65% | 24 | 2.96% | 371 | 45.75% | 811 |
| Jones | 385 | 84.25% | 50 | 10.94% | 22 | 4.81% | 335 | 73.30% | 457 |
| Kingsbury | 1,696 | 71.38% | 583 | 24.54% | 97 | 4.08% | 1,113 | 46.84% | 2,376 |
| Lake | 3,001 | 64.84% | 1,432 | 30.94% | 195 | 4.21% | 1,569 | 33.90% | 4,628 |
| Lawrence | 7,544 | 64.56% | 3,362 | 28.77% | 780 | 6.67% | 4,182 | 35.79% | 11,686 |
| Lincoln | 16,689 | 63.47% | 8,461 | 32.18% | 1,144 | 4.35% | 8,228 | 31.29% | 26,294 |
| Lyman | 815 | 66.64% | 346 | 28.29% | 62 | 5.07% | 469 | 38.35% | 1,223 |
| Marshall | 1,018 | 57.94% | 662 | 37.68% | 77 | 4.38% | 356 | 20.26% | 1,757 |
| McCook | 1,707 | 71.48% | 565 | 23.66% | 116 | 4.86% | 1,142 | 47.82% | 2,388 |
| McPherson | 869 | 82.68% | 144 | 13.70% | 38 | 3.62% | 725 | 68.98% | 1,051 |
| Meade | 7,954 | 70.75% | 2,386 | 21.22% | 902 | 8.02% | 5,568 | 49.53% | 11,242 |
| Mellette | 353 | 59.03% | 207 | 34.62% | 38 | 6.35% | 146 | 24.41% | 598 |
| Miner | 651 | 70.84% | 231 | 25.14% | 37 | 4.03% | 420 | 45.70% | 919 |
| Minnehaha | 38,329 | 55.02% | 27,615 | 39.64% | 3,714 | 5.33% | 10,714 | 15.38% | 69,658 |
| Moody | 1,489 | 59.42% | 882 | 35.20% | 135 | 5.39% | 607 | 24.22% | 2,506 |
| Oglala Lakota | 199 | 8.32% | 2,061 | 86.16% | 132 | 5.52% | -1,862 | -77.84% | 2,392 |
| Pennington | 26,360 | 61.16% | 13,745 | 31.89% | 2,995 | 6.95% | 12,615 | 29.27% | 43,100 |
| Perkins | 1,019 | 78.57% | 197 | 15.19% | 81 | 6.25% | 822 | 63.38% | 1,297 |
| Potter | 853 | 81.63% | 153 | 14.64% | 39 | 3.73% | 700 | 66.99% | 1,045 |
| Roberts | 1,873 | 55.83% | 1,331 | 39.67% | 151 | 4.50% | 542 | 16.15% | 3,355 |
| Sanborn | 700 | 74.15% | 201 | 21.29% | 43 | 4.56% | 499 | 52.86% | 944 |
| Spink | 1,743 | 68.35% | 691 | 27.10% | 116 | 4.55% | 1,052 | 41.25% | 2,550 |
| Stanley | 1,020 | 72.49% | 294 | 20.90% | 93 | 6.61% | 726 | 51.60% | 1,407 |
| Sully | 598 | 78.17% | 134 | 17.52% | 33 | 4.31% | 464 | 60.65% | 765 |
| Todd | 364 | 19.41% | 1,380 | 73.60% | 131 | 6.99% | -1,016 | -54.19% | 1,875 |
| Tripp | 1,612 | 77.35% | 364 | 17.47% | 108 | 5.18% | 1,248 | 59.88% | 2,084 |
| Turner | 2,647 | 72.36% | 799 | 21.84% | 212 | 5.80% | 1,848 | 50.52% | 3,658 |
| Union | 4,457 | 68.59% | 1,729 | 26.61% | 312 | 4.80% | 2,728 | 41.98% | 6,498 |
| Walworth | 1,474 | 75.55% | 401 | 20.55% | 76 | 3.90% | 1,073 | 55.00% | 1,951 |
| Yankton | 4,921 | 60.03% | 2,812 | 34.30% | 465 | 5.67% | 2,109 | 25.73% | 8,198 |
| Ziebach | 290 | 45.17% | 290 | 45.17% | 62 | 9.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 642 |
| Totals | 206,633 | 62.65% | 105,163 | 31.89% | 18,001 | 5.46% | 101,470 | 30.77% | 329,797 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Corson (largest city: McLaughlin)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Tied
References
- ^ "2022 State Auditor General Election Results". Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "SD Auditor". Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ a b 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 2025-09-16. Retrieved 2026-01-04.