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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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SD | State House - 1 | Tamara St John | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 3 | Carl Perry | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 4 | Fred Deutsch | Republican | 95% |
SD | State House - 5 | Hugh Bartels | Republican | 90% |
SD | State House - 6 | Aaron Aylward | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 6 | Ernie Otten, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
SD | State House - 8 | John Mills | Republican | 90% |
SD | State House - 9 | Bethany Soye | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 10 | Erin Healy | Democratic | 65% |
SD | State House - 11 | Chris Karr | Republican | 94% |
SD | State House - 12 | Greg Jamison | Republican | 94% |
SD | State House - 13 | Sue Peterson | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 14 | Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | 95% |
SD | State House - 15 | Linda Duba | Democratic | 68% |
SD | State House - 16 | Kevin Jensen | Republican | 95% |
SD | State House - 18 | Mike Stevens | Republican | 81% |
SD | State House - 20 | Lance Koth | Republican | 84% |
SD | State House - 21 | Rocky Blare | Republican | 90% |
SD | State House - 21 | Marty Overweg | Republican | 90% |
SD | State House - 22 | Roger Chase | Republican | 85% |
SD | State House - 22 | Lynn Schneider | Republican | 89% |
SD | State House - 24 | Will Mortenson | Republican | 79% |
SD | State House - 24 | Michael Weisgram | Republican | 79% |
SD | State House - 25 | Randy Gross | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 25 | Jon Hansen | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 26B | Rebecca Reimer | Republican | 90% |
SD | State House - 27 | Liz May | Republican | 95% |
SD | State House - 27 | Peri Pourier | Democratic | 59% |
SD | State House - 28A | Oren Lesmeister | Democratic | 56% |
SD | State House - 29 | Gary Cammack | Republican | 90% |
SD | State House - 29 | Kirk Chaffee | Republican | 95% |
SD | State House - 30 | Trish Ladner | Republican | 88% |
SD | State House - 31 | Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | 89% |
SD | State House - 31 | Scott Odenbach | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | Republican | 100% |
SD | State House - 34 | Michael Derby | Republican | 89% |
SD | State House - 34 | Becky Drury | Republican | 89% |
SD | State House - 34 | Jess Olson | Republican | 74% |
SD | State House - 35 | Tina Mulally | Republican | 90% |
SD | State House - 35 | Tony Randolph | Republican | 89% |
SD | State Senate - 1 | Mike Rohl | Republican | 95% |
SD | State Senate - 3 | Al Novstrup | Republican | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 4 | John Wiik | Republican | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 5 | Lee Anton Schoenbeck | Republican | 81% |
SD | State Senate - 6 | Herman Otten | Republican | 62% |
SD | State Senate - 7 | Tim Reed | Republican | 78% |
SD | State Senate - 8 | Casey Crabtree | Republican | 81% |
SD | State Senate - 11 | Jim Stalzer | Republican | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 12 | Arch Beal | Republican | 100% |
SD | State Senate - 13 | Jack Kolbeck | Republican | 80% |
SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | Republican | 78% |
SD | State Senate - 15 | Reynold Nesiba | Democratic | 62% |
SD | State Senate - 16 | Jim Bolin | Republican | 95% |
SD | State Senate - 17 | Sydney Davis | Republican | 89% |
SD | State Senate - 18 | Jean Hunhoff | Republican | 65% |
SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | 76% |
SD | State Senate - 20 | Josh Klumb | Republican | 95% |
SD | State Senate - 21 | Erin Tobin | Republican | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 22 | David Wheeler | Republican | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 23 | Bryan Breitling | Republican | 71% |
SD | State Senate - 25 | Tom Pischke | Republican | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 26 | Shawn Bordeaux | Democratic | 70% |
SD | State Senate - 27 | Red Foster | Democratic | 74% |
SD | State Senate - 28 | Ryan Maher | Republican | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 29 | Dean Wink | Republican | 100% |
SD | State Senate - 30 | Julie Frye-Mueller | Republican | 87% |
SD | State Senate - 32 | Helene Duhamel | Republican | 74% |
SD | State Senate - 33 | David Johnson | Republican | 75% |
SD | State Senate - 34 | Michael Diedrich | Republican | 71% |
SD | State Senate - 35 | Jessica Castleberry | Republican | 95% |
SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | Republican | 85% |
David Anderson | 80% | |||
Doug Barthel | 86% | |||
Blake Curd | 85% | |||
Ryan Cwach | 48% | |||
Drew Dennert | 100% | |||
Mary Duvall | 85% | |||
Caleb Finck | 94% | |||
Timothy Goodwin | 95% | |||
Spencer Gosch | 90% | |||
Lana Greenfield | 89% | |||
Steven Haugaard | 90% | |||
Troy Heinert | 68% | |||
Charlie Hoffman | 100% | |||
Taffy Howard | 95% | |||
Timothy Johns | 68% | |||
Chris Johnson | 89% | |||
Jennifer Keintz | 58% | |||
Sam Marty | 89% | |||
Rhonda Milstead | 89% | |||
Paul Miskimins | 95% | |||
Kent Peterson | 89% | |||
Art Rusch | 95% | |||
Jamie Smith | 60% | |||
V. Smith | 81% | |||
Wayne Steinhauer | 95% | |||
Margaret Sutton | 90% | |||
Marsha Symens | 90% | |||
Richard Thomason | 80% | |||
Larry Tidemann | 74% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
SD | State House - 1 | Tamara St John | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 3 | Carl Perry | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 4 | Fred Deutsch | R | 95% |
SD | State House - 5 | Hugh Bartels | R | 90% |
SD | State House - 6 | Aaron Aylward | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 6 | Ernie Otten, Jr. | R | 90% |
SD | State House - 8 | John Mills | R | 90% |
SD | State House - 9 | Bethany Soye | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 10 | Erin Healy | D | 65% |
SD | State House - 11 | Chris Karr | R | 94% |
SD | State House - 12 | Greg Jamison | R | 94% |
SD | State House - 13 | Sue Peterson | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 14 | Taylor Rehfeldt | R | 95% |
SD | State House - 15 | Linda Duba | D | 68% |
SD | State House - 16 | Kevin Jensen | R | 95% |
SD | State House - 18 | Mike Stevens | R | 81% |
SD | State House - 20 | Lance Koth | R | 84% |
SD | State House - 21 | Rocky Blare | R | 90% |
SD | State House - 21 | Marty Overweg | R | 90% |
SD | State House - 22 | Roger Chase | R | 85% |
SD | State House - 22 | Lynn Schneider | R | 89% |
SD | State House - 24 | Will Mortenson | R | 79% |
SD | State House - 24 | Michael Weisgram | R | 79% |
SD | State House - 25 | Randy Gross | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 25 | Jon Hansen | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 26B | Rebecca Reimer | R | 90% |
SD | State House - 27 | Liz May | R | 95% |
SD | State House - 27 | Peri Pourier | D | 59% |
SD | State House - 28A | Oren Lesmeister | D | 56% |
SD | State House - 29 | Gary Cammack | R | 90% |
SD | State House - 29 | Kirk Chaffee | R | 95% |
SD | State House - 30 | Trish Ladner | R | 88% |
SD | State House - 31 | Mary Fitzgerald | R | 89% |
SD | State House - 31 | Scott Odenbach | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | R | 100% |
SD | State House - 34 | Michael Derby | R | 89% |
SD | State House - 34 | Becky Drury | R | 89% |
SD | State House - 34 | Jess Olson | R | 74% |
SD | State House - 35 | Tina Mulally | R | 90% |
SD | State House - 35 | Tony Randolph | R | 89% |
SD | State Senate - 1 | Mike Rohl | R | 95% |
SD | State Senate - 3 | Al Novstrup | R | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 4 | John Wiik | R | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 5 | Lee Anton Schoenbeck | R | 81% |
SD | State Senate - 6 | Herman Otten | R | 62% |
SD | State Senate - 7 | Tim Reed | R | 78% |
SD | State Senate - 8 | Casey Crabtree | R | 81% |
SD | State Senate - 11 | Jim Stalzer | R | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 12 | Arch Beal | R | 100% |
SD | State Senate - 13 | Jack Kolbeck | R | 80% |
SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | R | 78% |
SD | State Senate - 15 | Reynold Nesiba | D | 62% |
SD | State Senate - 16 | Jim Bolin | R | 95% |
SD | State Senate - 17 | Sydney Davis | R | 89% |
SD | State Senate - 18 | Jean Hunhoff | R | 65% |
SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | R | 76% |
SD | State Senate - 20 | Josh Klumb | R | 95% |
SD | State Senate - 21 | Erin Tobin | R | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 22 | David Wheeler | R | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 23 | Bryan Breitling | R | 71% |
SD | State Senate - 25 | Tom Pischke | R | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 26 | Shawn Bordeaux | D | 70% |
SD | State Senate - 27 | Red Foster | D | 74% |
SD | State Senate - 28 | Ryan Maher | R | 90% |
SD | State Senate - 29 | Dean Wink | R | 100% |
SD | State Senate - 30 | Julie Frye-Mueller | R | 87% |
SD | State Senate - 32 | Helene Duhamel | R | 74% |
SD | State Senate - 33 | David Johnson | R | 75% |
SD | State Senate - 34 | Michael Diedrich | R | 71% |
SD | State Senate - 35 | Jessica Castleberry | R | 95% |
SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | R | 85% |
David Anderson | 80% | |||
Doug Barthel | 86% | |||
Blake Curd | 85% | |||
Ryan Cwach | 48% | |||
Drew Dennert | 100% | |||
Mary Duvall | 85% | |||
Caleb Finck | 94% | |||
Timothy Goodwin | 95% | |||
Spencer Gosch | 90% | |||
Lana Greenfield | 89% | |||
Steven Haugaard | 90% | |||
Troy Heinert | 68% | |||
Charlie Hoffman | 100% | |||
Taffy Howard | 95% | |||
Timothy Johns | 68% | |||
Chris Johnson | 89% | |||
Jennifer Keintz | 58% | |||
Sam Marty | 89% | |||
Rhonda Milstead | 89% | |||
Paul Miskimins | 95% | |||
Kent Peterson | 89% | |||
Art Rusch | 95% | |||
Jamie Smith | 60% | |||
V. Smith | 81% | |||
Wayne Steinhauer | 95% | |||
Margaret Sutton | 90% | |||
Marsha Symens | 90% | |||
Richard Thomason | 80% | |||
Larry Tidemann | 74% |