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The 2018 South Dakota State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the state treasurer of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Rich Sattgast was term-limited and ran for state auditor.[1] Republican Josh Haeder defeated Democrat Aaron Matson to succeed Sattgast.[2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Josh Haeder, Northeast Director for U.S. Senator Mike Rounds[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Aaron Matson, Communications Director for the South Dakota Democratic Party[4]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Josh Haeder | 195,019 | 62.35% | +1.17% | |
| Democratic | Aaron Matson | 117,763 | 37.65% | +4.18% | |
| Total votes | 312,782 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County[5] | Josh Haeder Republican |
Aaron Matson Democratic |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 716 | 62.10% | 437 | 37.90% | 279 | 24.20% | 1,153 |
| Beadle | 4,449 | 74.57% | 1,517 | 25.43% | 2,932 | 49.15% | 5,966 |
| Bennett | 563 | 54.24% | 475 | 45.76% | 88 | 8.48% | 1,038 |
| Bon Homme | 1,581 | 64.27% | 879 | 35.73% | 702 | 28.54% | 2,460 |
| Brookings | 6,159 | 57.35% | 4,580 | 42.65% | 1,579 | 14.70% | 10,739 |
| Brown | 7,862 | 59.09% | 5,444 | 40.91% | 2,418 | 18.17% | 13,306 |
| Brule | 1,262 | 65.25% | 672 | 34.75% | 590 | 30.51% | 1,934 |
| Buffalo | 150 | 29.64% | 356 | 70.36% | -206 | -40.71% | 506 |
| Butte | 2,783 | 77.33% | 816 | 22.67% | 1,967 | 54.65% | 3,599 |
| Campbell | 597 | 85.90% | 98 | 14.10% | 499 | 71.80% | 695 |
| Charles Mix | 1,934 | 58.41% | 1,377 | 41.59% | 557 | 16.82% | 3,311 |
| Clark | 1,041 | 68.44% | 480 | 31.56% | 561 | 36.88% | 1,521 |
| Clay | 1,836 | 43.16% | 2,418 | 56.84% | -582 | -13.68% | 4,254 |
| Codington | 6,307 | 65.57% | 3,312 | 34.43% | 2,995 | 31.14% | 9,619 |
| Corson | 462 | 43.58% | 598 | 56.42% | -136 | -12.83% | 1,060 |
| Custer | 3,002 | 71.51% | 1,196 | 28.49% | 1,806 | 43.02% | 4,198 |
| Davison | 4,342 | 65.72% | 2,265 | 34.28% | 2,077 | 31.44% | 6,607 |
| Day | 1,348 | 54.86% | 1,109 | 45.14% | 239 | 9.73% | 2,457 |
| Deuel | 1,177 | 64.74% | 641 | 35.26% | 536 | 29.48% | 1,818 |
| Dewey | 567 | 32.76% | 1,164 | 67.24% | -597 | -34.49% | 1,731 |
| Douglas | 1,135 | 81.42% | 259 | 18.58% | 876 | 62.84% | 1,394 |
| Edmunds | 1,100 | 70.92% | 451 | 29.08% | 649 | 41.84% | 1,551 |
| Fall River | 2,166 | 71.20% | 876 | 28.80% | 1,290 | 42.41% | 3,042 |
| Faulk | 762 | 77.20% | 225 | 22.80% | 537 | 54.41% | 987 |
| Grant | 1,941 | 66.29% | 987 | 33.71% | 954 | 32.58% | 2,928 |
| Gregory | 1,330 | 68.07% | 624 | 31.93% | 706 | 36.13% | 1,954 |
| Haakon | 786 | 87.72% | 110 | 12.28% | 676 | 75.45% | 896 |
| Hamlin | 1,889 | 75.53% | 612 | 24.47% | 1,277 | 51.06% | 2,501 |
| Hand | 1,243 | 78.52% | 340 | 21.48% | 903 | 57.04% | 1,583 |
| Hanson | 1,015 | 69.47% | 446 | 30.53% | 569 | 38.95% | 1,461 |
| Harding | 575 | 88.46% | 75 | 11.54% | 500 | 76.92% | 650 |
| Hughes | 5,221 | 69.65% | 2,275 | 30.35% | 2,946 | 39.30% | 7,496 |
| Hutchinson | 2,234 | 74.07% | 782 | 25.93% | 1,452 | 48.14% | 3,016 |
| Hyde | 467 | 74.96% | 156 | 25.04% | 311 | 49.92% | 623 |
| Jackson | 566 | 60.66% | 367 | 39.34% | 199 | 21.33% | 933 |
| Jerauld | 595 | 69.11% | 266 | 30.89% | 329 | 38.21% | 861 |
| Jones | 414 | 81.98% | 91 | 18.02% | 323 | 63.96% | 505 |
| Kingsbury | 1,538 | 68.05% | 722 | 31.95% | 816 | 36.11% | 2,260 |
| Lake | 2,942 | 61.96% | 1,806 | 38.04% | 1,136 | 23.93% | 4,748 |
| Lawrence | 6,766 | 65.56% | 3,554 | 34.44% | 3,212 | 31.12% | 10,320 |
| Lincoln | 14,379 | 64.73% | 7,834 | 35.27% | 6,545 | 29.46% | 22,213 |
| Lyman | 824 | 64.22% | 459 | 35.78% | 365 | 28.45% | 1,283 |
| Marshall | 904 | 50.84% | 874 | 49.16% | 30 | 1.69% | 1,778 |
| McCook | 1,492 | 66.43% | 754 | 33.57% | 738 | 32.86% | 2,246 |
| McPherson | 813 | 81.46% | 185 | 18.54% | 628 | 62.93% | 998 |
| Meade | 7,006 | 73.50% | 2,526 | 26.50% | 4,480 | 47.00% | 9,532 |
| Mellette | 361 | 54.45% | 302 | 45.55% | 59 | 8.90% | 663 |
| Miner | 587 | 62.38% | 354 | 37.62% | 233 | 24.76% | 941 |
| Minnehaha | 35,719 | 55.78% | 28,315 | 44.22% | 7,404 | 11.56% | 64,034 |
| Moody | 1,448 | 55.46% | 1,163 | 44.54% | 285 | 10.92% | 2,611 |
| Oglala Lakota | 247 | 8.44% | 2,679 | 91.56% | -2,432 | -83.12% | 2,926 |
| Pennington | 25,230 | 64.49% | 13,891 | 35.51% | 11,339 | 28.98% | 39,121 |
| Perkins | 1,010 | 81.12% | 235 | 18.88% | 775 | 62.25% | 1,245 |
| Potter | 911 | 82.29% | 196 | 17.71% | 715 | 64.59% | 1,107 |
| Roberts | 1,689 | 49.46% | 1,726 | 50.54% | -37 | -1.08% | 3,415 |
| Sanborn | 688 | 72.57% | 260 | 27.43% | 428 | 45.15% | 948 |
| Spink | 1,615 | 61.59% | 1,007 | 38.41% | 608 | 23.19% | 2,622 |
| Stanley | 1,018 | 73.18% | 373 | 26.82% | 645 | 46.37% | 1,391 |
| Sully | 590 | 77.12% | 175 | 22.88% | 415 | 54.25% | 765 |
| Todd | 456 | 21.51% | 1,664 | 78.49% | -1,208 | -56.98% | 2,120 |
| Tripp | 1,720 | 74.46% | 590 | 25.54% | 1,130 | 48.92% | 2,310 |
| Turner | 2,450 | 69.84% | 1,058 | 30.16% | 1,392 | 39.68% | 3,508 |
| Union | 4,311 | 67.60% | 2,066 | 32.40% | 2,245 | 35.20% | 6,377 |
| Walworth | 1,638 | 76.90% | 492 | 23.10% | 1,146 | 53.80% | 2,130 |
| Yankton | 4,780 | 59.42% | 3,265 | 40.58% | 1,515 | 18.83% | 8,045 |
| Ziebach | 310 | 40.16% | 462 | 59.84% | -152 | -19.69% | 772 |
| Totals | 195,019 | 62.35% | 117,763 | 37.65% | 77,256 | 24.70% | 312,782 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References
- ↑ https://wnax.com/news/180081-sd-treasurer-rich-sattgast-running-for-state-auditor/
- ↑ https://www.plaintalk.net/local_news/article_33056bca-e3e1-11e8-bc67-2f8279bc5cee.html
- ↑ "Huron man announces bid for S.D. state treasurer". Argusleader.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
- ↑ https://wnax.com/news/180081-south-dakota-democrats-nominate-aaron-matson-for-state-treasurer/
- 1 2 Krebs, Shantel (November 13, 2018). "2018 General Election Official Results State Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2026.