Secretary of State
Convention nomination·2026-06-27·Contested
Republican
2 candidatesMJ
Monae Johnson
RepublicanIncumbent
Incumbent Secretary of State, first elected 2022.
Heather Baxter
Republican
Legislative Record
Full profile →Party Loyalty
79%
Bills Sponsored
129
Top Issue Positions
Gender-affirming care for minors
74
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Sales tax exemptions
72
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Property assessments
69
preservereform
Abortion access
68
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Ballot initiatives
64
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Democratic
1 candidateTD
Terrence Davis
Democrat
Other Candidates
1 candidateTL
Tamara Lesnar
Libertarian
Issue Stance Comparison
Issue Positions Compared
← OpposesSupports →
Gender-affirming care for minors
Sales tax exemptions
Property assessments
Abortion access
Ballot initiatives
Heather Baxter(SD Legislature)
Monae Johnson, Terrence Davis, Tamara Lesnar do not have legislative or executive voting records for comparison.
In the news
- Sec. of State candidates on potential election changesKELOLAND News· Jul 15
The story directly covers candidates and positions in the Secretary of State race.
- State’s top election official loses nomination to challenger who supports hand-countingSouth Dakota Searchlight· Jun 28
The Republican Party convention selected its nominee for the 2026 secretary of state race, with delegates choosing a hand-counting advocate over the incumbent.
South Dakota Searchlight stories are republished-linkable under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (States Newsroom).