2014 South Dakota elections


A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Dakota on November 4, 2014. All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and South Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3, 2014.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jason Gant decided to retire rather than run for re-election to a second term in office.
Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
Shantel
Krebs 		Angelia
Schultz 		Lori
Stacey 		Emmett
Reistroffer 		Undecided
SurveyUSAOctober 21–26, 2014611± 4%46%29%4%3%17%
SurveyUSAOctober 1–5, 2014616± 4%43%29%6%5%18%
SurveyUSASeptember 3–7, 201451041%31%7%4%17%

State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Richard Sattgast ran for re-election to a second term in office.

State Auditor

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Steve Barnett ran for re-election to a second term in office. The Democratic Party ran no candidate for this office, which left Kurt Evans of the Libertarian Party to be Barnett's only challenger.

Commissioner of School and Public Lands

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of School and Public Lands Vern Larson, who was appointed to the office in August 2013 after Commissioner Jarrod Johnson resigned, did not run for election, as per the terms of his appointment.

Public Utilities Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gary Hanson ran for re-election to a third six-year term in office.