South Dakota election results, ballot measures and Congress

Scenes from the 2024 General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Mitchell.

By Mitchell Republic

November 05, 2024 at 7:42 PM

For up-to-date votes, go to the South Dakota Secretary of State's website here.

Below are the major South Dakota races voters are deciding on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Enjoy this story about the high voter turnout in Jones County, South Dakota.

When results are posted, the below races will be updated on this page. The following results are partial and not official. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, the South Dakota Secretary of State website reported 620 of the state's 691 precincts, or about 90 percent, reporting.

U.S. House of Representatives
Dusty Johnson, Republican, 73 percent, 271,221 votes
Sheryl Johnson, Democrat, 27 percent, 99,466 votes

Amendment G: An initiated Amendment Establishing a Right to Abortion in the State Constitution
Yes, 40 percent, 151,411 votes
No, 60 percent, 224,248 votes

IM 28: An Initiated Measure Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Human Consumption
Yes, 30 percent, 111,503 votes
No, 70 percent, 258,429 votes

IM 29: An Initiated Measure Legalizing the Recreational Use, Possession, and Distribution of Marijuana
Yes, 44 percent, 163,875 votes
No, 56 percent, 212,016 votes

Amendment H: An amendment to the South Dakota Constitution Establishing Top-Two Primary Elections
Yes, 34 percent, 123,182 votes
No, 66 percent, 239,429 votes

RL21: A Referred Act to Provide New Statutory Requirements for Regulating Linear Transmission Facilities, to Allow Counties to Impose a Surcharge on Certain Pipeline Companies, and to Establish a Landowner Bill of Rights
Yes, 40 percent, 144,183 votes
No, 60 percent, 215,542 votes

Amendment E: An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, updating references to certain officeholders and persons
Yes, 41 percent, 154,468 votes
No, 59 percent, 217,889 votes

Amendment F: An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, authorizing the state to impose work requirements on certain individuals who are eligible for expanded Medicaid
Yes, 56 percent, 208,897 votes
No, 44 percent, 161,813 votes

Public Utilities Commission
A. Gideon Oakes, 5 percent, 18,967 votes
Kristie Fiegen, 69 percent, 242,353 votes
Forrest Wilson, 26 percent, 91,643 votes

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South Dakota election results, ballot measures and Congress

Votes in South Dakota begin to be counted at 8 p.m. Central time