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title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2019">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2018" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2016" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2016">2016</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div> <p>This page is an overview of the 2018 South Dakota elections, including the state's <a href="#Results">election results</a>, the <a href="#Offices_on_the_ballot">offices on the ballot</a> covered by Ballotpedia, featured elections, <a href="#Election_dates">election dates</a>, and <a href="#Frequently_asked_questions">frequently asked questions</a>. </p><p><b>To see our analysis of the 2018 elections, visit <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2018" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018">Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub</a></b>. </p> <center><< <a href="/South_Dakota_elections,_2017" title="South Dakota elections, 2017">South Dakota elections, 2017</a> | <a href="/South_Dakota_elections,_2019" title="South Dakota elections, 2019">South Dakota elections, 2019</a> >></center> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Results"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Results</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#U.S._House"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">U.S. House</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_ballot_measures"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">State ballot measures</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_executives"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">State executives</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_legislature"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">State legislature</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_courts"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">State courts</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Election_analysis"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Election analysis</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Offices_on_the_ballot"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Offices on the ballot</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Featured_elections"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Featured elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Federal_elections"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Federal elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Primary_elections"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Primary elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#General_elections"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">General elections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#State_elections"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">State elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Primary_elections_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Primary elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#General_elections_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">General elections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Local_elections"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Local elections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Election_dates"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Election dates</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Statewide_election_dates"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Statewide election dates</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Local_election_dates"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Local election dates</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Frequently_asked_questions"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Frequently asked questions</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Results">Results</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="U.S._House">U.S. House</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota,_2018" title="United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2018">United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } 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75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Dusty_Johnson_resize.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Dusty Johnson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dusty_Johnson_(South_Dakota)">Dusty Johnson</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">60.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 60.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">202,695</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/AA504A27-3972-4A5A-B872-7561A4BA7E44.jpeg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Timothy Bjorkman" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Timothy_Bjorkman">Timothy Bjorkman</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">36.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 36.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">121,033</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/U_wCutgS_400x400.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Ron Wieczorek" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ron_Wieczorek">Ron Wieczorek</a> (Independent) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ron_Wieczorek#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">2.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 2.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">7,323</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><a href="https://form.ballotpedia.org/index.php/122219?pid=290207&Source=electionsection" target="_blank"><div class="silhouette-image-container"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/3/31/SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png/120px-SubmitPhotoPlaceholder-02.png" /><div class="silhouette-text-overlay">Submit photo</div></div></a></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/George_Hendrickson">George Hendrickson</a> (L) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">1.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 1.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">4,914</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/2018GeneralElectionCanvassPDF.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 335,965 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_ballot_measures">State ballot measures</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/South_Dakota_2018_ballot_measures" title="South Dakota 2018 ballot measures">South Dakota 2018 ballot measures</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Click on the following links for state ballot measure results: </p> <ul><li><a href="/South_Dakota_Constitutional_Amendment_Z,_Single-Subject_Rule_for_Constitutional_Amendments_(2018)" title="South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Z, Single-Subject Rule for Constitutional Amendments (2018)">South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Z, Single-Subject Rule for Constitutional Amendments (2018)</a><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></li><li><a href="/South_Dakota_Initiated_Measure_25,_Tobacco_Tax_Increase_Initiative_(2018)" title="South Dakota Initiated Measure 25, Tobacco Tax Increase Initiative (2018)">South Dakota Initiated Measure 25, Tobacco Tax Increase Initiative (2018)</a><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></li><li><a href="/South_Dakota_Initiated_Measure_24,_Ban_Out-of-State_Contributions_to_Ballot_Question_Committees_Initiative_(2018)" title="South Dakota Initiated Measure 24, Ban Out-of-State Contributions to Ballot Question Committees Initiative (2018)">South Dakota Initiated Measure 24, Ban Out-of-State Contributions to Ballot Question Committees Initiative (2018)</a><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span>/<a href="Overturned" title="Overturned"><img alt="Overturned" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/9/9d/Overturned.png" width="26" height="16" data-file-width="26" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">ot</span></li><li><a href="/South_Dakota_Constitutional_Amendment_W,_State_Campaign_Finance_and_Lobbying_Laws,_Government_Accountability_Board,_and_Initiative_Process_Amendment_(2018)" title="South Dakota Constitutional Amendment W, State Campaign Finance and Lobbying Laws, Government Accountability Board, and Initiative Process Amendment (2018)">South Dakota Constitutional Amendment W, State Campaign Finance and Lobbying Laws, Government Accountability Board, and Initiative Process Amendment (2018)</a><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_executives">State executives</span></h3> <p>Click on the following links for state executive election results: </p> <ul><li><a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Lieutenant governor</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Attorney_General_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Attorney General election, 2018">Attorney general</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2018">Secretary of state</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Treasurer election, 2018">Treasurer</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Auditor_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Auditor election, 2018">Auditor</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018">Public lands commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Public_Utilities_Commission_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election, 2018">Public utilities commissioner</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_legislature">State legislature</span></h3> <p>Click on the following links for state legislative election results: </p> <ul><li><a href="/South_Dakota_State_Senate_elections,_2018" title="South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018">South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2018" title="South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018">South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_courts">State courts</span></h3> <p>Click on the following link for state court election results: </p> <ul><li><a href="/South_Dakota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="South Dakota Supreme Court elections, 2018">South Dakota Supreme Court elections, 2018</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_analysis">Election analysis</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2018" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018">Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Tens of thousands of elections took place in 2018 across the United States, including primary and general elections at the federal, state, and local levels. Within these elections, there were a variety of different trends and patterns that relayed a certain level of political significance. In 2018, we identified and followed a series of narratives—big picture stories—up-and-down the ballot and across the country throughout the year. </p><p><b><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2018" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018">Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub</a></b> presents our analysis, research, and curation of the 2018 elections. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Offices_on_the_ballot">Offices on the ballot</span></h2> <div class="election-card" id="offices"> <div class="card-text"> <center><p>Below is a list of 2018 South Dakota elections covered by Ballotpedia. Follow the links to learn more about each type.</p> <p><i>See also:<br /><a href="/Democratic_Party_primaries_in_South_Dakota,_2018" title="Democratic Party primaries in South Dakota, 2018">Democratic Party primaries in South Dakota, 2018</a><br /><a href="/Republican_Party_primaries_in_South_Dakota,_2018" title="Republican Party primaries in South Dakota, 2018">Republican Party primaries in South Dakota, 2018</a></i></p> </center> <table id="offices" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td class="no-election-text">U.S. Senate</td><td>—</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota,_2018" title="United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2018">U.S. House</a></td><td><span style="font-size:110%;color:green;">✓</span></td></tr> <tr><td class="no-election-text">Congress special election</td><td>—</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Governor</a></td><td><span style="font-size:110%;color:green;">✓</span></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/South_Dakota_state_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="South Dakota state executive official elections, 2018">Other state executive</a></td><td><span style="font-size:110%;color:green;">✓</span></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/South_Dakota_State_Senate_elections,_2018" title="South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018">State Senate</a></td><td><span style="font-size:110%;color:green;">✓</span></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2018" title="South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018">State House</a></td><td><span style="font-size:110%;color:green;">✓</span></td></tr> <tr><td class="no-election-text">Special state legislative</td><td>—</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/South_Dakota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="South Dakota Supreme Court elections, 2018">State Supreme Court</a></td><td><span style="font-size:110%;color:green;">✓</span></td></tr> <tr><td class="no-election-text">Intermediate appellate courts</td><td>—</td></tr> <tr><td class="no-election-text">Local judges</td><td>—</td></tr> <tr><td class="no-election-text">School boards</td><td>—</td></tr> <tr><td class="no-election-text">Municipal government</td><td>—</td></tr> <tr><td class="no-election-text">Recalls</td><td>—</td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/South_Dakota_2018_ballot_measures" title="South Dakota 2018 ballot measures">Ballot measures</a></td><td><span style="font-size:110%;color:green;">✓</span></td></tr> <tr><td class="no-election-text">Local ballot measures</td><td>—</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-size:85%;">Legend: <span style="font-size:110%;color:green;">✓</span> election(s) / — no elections<br /><i>Subject to <span class="scope-link"><a href="/Elections_editorial_approach" title="Elections editorial approach">Ballotpedia's scope</a></span></i></p> </div> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_elections">Featured elections</span></h2> <p>The following South Dakota elections were identified as featured elections based on electoral history, competitive polling, campaign finance data, or significant involvement from noteworthy individuals or organizations. The list also includes primary elections that featured conflict between different factions within the political party. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Federal_elections">Federal elections</span></h3> <center> <p><iframe id="datawrapper-chart-0oQ2S" src="//datawrapper.dwcdn.net/0oQ2S/30/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" oallowfullscreen="oallowfullscreen" msallowfullscreen="msallowfullscreen" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important;" height="400"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">if("undefined"==typeof window.datawrapper)window.datawrapper={};window.datawrapper["0oQ2S"]={},window.datawrapper["0oQ2S"].embedDeltas={"100":464,"200":421,"300":400,"400":400,"500":400,"600":400,"700":400,"800":400,"900":400,"1000":400},window.datawrapper["0oQ2S"].iframe=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-0oQ2S"),window.datawrapper["0oQ2S"].iframe.style.height=window.datawrapper["0oQ2S"].embedDeltas[Math.min(1e3,Math.max(100*Math.floor(window.datawrapper["0oQ2S"].iframe.offsetWidth/100),100))]+"px",window.addEventListener("message",function(a){if("undefined"!=typeof a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var b in a.data["datawrapper-height"])if("0oQ2S"==b)window.datawrapper["0oQ2S"].iframe.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][b]+"px"});</script> </p> </center> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Primary_elections">Primary elections</span></h4> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_House_election_in_South_Dakota_(June_5,_2018_Republican_primary)" title="United States House election in South Dakota (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)">United States House election in South Dakota (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)</a></li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="General_elections">General elections</span></h4> <p>There were no featured U.S. Senate general elections in South Dakota in 2018.<br /> There were no featured U.S. House general elections in South Dakota in 2018. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_elections">State elections</span></h3> <center> <p><iframe id="datawrapper-chart-5AUqS" src="//datawrapper.dwcdn.net/5AUqS/24/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" oallowfullscreen="oallowfullscreen" msallowfullscreen="msallowfullscreen" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important;" height="400"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">if("undefined"==typeof window.datawrapper)window.datawrapper={};window.datawrapper["5AUqS"]={},window.datawrapper["5AUqS"].embedDeltas={"100":464,"200":421,"300":400,"400":400,"500":400,"600":400,"700":400,"800":400,"900":400,"1000":400},window.datawrapper["5AUqS"].iframe=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-5AUqS"),window.datawrapper["5AUqS"].iframe.style.height=window.datawrapper["5AUqS"].embedDeltas[Math.min(1e3,Math.max(100*Math.floor(window.datawrapper["5AUqS"].iframe.offsetWidth/100),100))]+"px",window.addEventListener("message",function(a){if("undefined"!=typeof a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var b in a.data["datawrapper-height"])if("5AUqS"==b)window.datawrapper["5AUqS"].iframe.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][b]+"px"});</script> </p> </center> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Primary_elections_2">Primary elections</span></h4> <ul><li><a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018_(June_5_Republican_primary)" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 5 Republican primary)">South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 5 Republican primary)</a></li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="General_elections_2">General elections</span></h4> <ul><li><a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Local_elections">Local elections</span></h3> <p>There were no featured local elections in South Dakota in 2018. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_dates">Election dates</span></h2> <center><b>South Dakota election dates, 2018</b></center> <p><i>Statewide election dates in South Dakota are listed below. 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Ballotpedia also covers the nation's <a href="/Largest_school_districts_in_the_United_States_by_enrollment" title="Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment">200 largest public school districts by student enrollment</a> and all school districts overlapping the top 100 cities by population. 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