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
Democratic
1 candidateTD
Terrence Davis
Democrat
Other Candidates
1 candidateTL
Tamara Lesnar
Libertarian
In the news
- Room for improvement | ‘Back to normal ... what we have here is good’ | A big job | The Democrats most winnable race? | Using AI to improve record keeping | Online & early voter registrationThe Dakota Scout· Aug 22
The story features Terrence Davis, a Democratic candidate for South Dakota Secretary of State, making a campaign appearance to discuss his background and candidacy.
- Parties repeat mistakes as Republicans set elections back and Democrats fail to find a key candidateSouth Dakota Searchlight· Aug 8
The story directly discusses Republicans' June state convention decision to reject their incumbent secretary of state, a key moment in determining the party's nominee.
- Sec. of State candidates on potential election changesKELOLAND News· Jul 15
The story directly covers candidates and positions in the Secretary of State race.
South Dakota Searchlight stories are republished-linkable under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (States Newsroom).