State Senate — District 18
Primary election·2026-06-02·Contested
Republican Primary
2 candidates
Legislative Record
Full profile →Party Loyalty
86%
Bills Sponsored
86
Top Issue Positions
Government spending
90
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Military support
87
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Gun rights
84
restrictexpand
School choice
78
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Police authority
78
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Votes
1,885
Percentage
53.4%
Democratic
1 candidateno primary — advances to generalKS
Kay Swihart
Democrat
Issue Stance Comparison
Issue Positions Compared
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Government spending
Military support
Gun rights
School choice
Police authority
Lauren Nelson(SD Legislature)
Jean Hunhoff, Kay Swihart do not have legislative or executive voting records for comparison.