Secretary of State
General election·2026-11-03·Polls close 7 p.m. local time (Central/Mountain)·Contested
Republican
1 candidate
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 article examines party mistakes and candidate selection issues that will shape the upcoming general election contest for secretary of state.
South Dakota Searchlight stories are republished-linkable under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (States Newsroom).