The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the U.S. representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Dusty Johnson was re-elected with 81.0% of the vote in 2020.[1] Johnson defeated state representative Taffy Howard in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate appeared on the ballot, Johnson's only general election opponent was Libertarian Collin Duprel.[2]

Though Johnson won comfortably in a 55-point win, mainly due to competing against a candidate of a minor party, Duprel made a bit of a stronger performance than some had expected, with over 22% of the vote. Johnson himself received over 77% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Dusty
Johnson		 Taffy
Howard		 Undecided
South Dakota State University[5] May 2–15, 2022 – (LV) ± 3.0% 53% 17% 30%

Primary results

Results by county:
  Johnson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Howard
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dusty Johnson (incumbent) 70,728 59.25%
Republican Taffy Howard 48,645 40.75%
Total votes 119,373 100.0%

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

  • Collin Duprel, cattle rancher[7]

Democratic primary

Ryan Ryder dropped out of the race after past tweets of his were exposed, with subject matter including Ryder fantasizing about killing Johnson's family, and that he had masturbated to a photo of Governor Kristi Noem.[2]

Candidates

Withdrew

Declined

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Solid R October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[11] Solid R October 11, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe R October 5, 2021
Politico[13] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[14] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[15] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[16] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[17] Solid R June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Dusty
Johnson (R)		 Collin
Duprel (L)		 Undecided
Emerson College[18] October 19–21, 2022 1,500 (LV) ± 2.4% 59% 16% 25%

Results

2022 South Dakota's at-large congressional district election[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dusty Johnson (incumbent) 253,821 77.42% −3.54%
Libertarian Collin Duprel 74,020 22.58% +3.54%
Total votes 327,841 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

By county

County[19] Dusty Johnson
Republican		 Collin Duprel
Libertarian		 Margin Total
# % # % # %
Aurora 989 84.67% 179 15.33% 810 69.35% 1,168
Beadle 4,712 84.41% 870 15.59% 3,842 68.83% 5,582
Bennett 699 73.04% 258 26.96% 441 46.08% 957
Bon Homme 2,057 84.13% 388 15.87% 1,669 68.26% 2,445
Brookings 8,783 76.11% 2,757 23.89% 6,026 52.22% 11,540
Brown 10,425 79.53% 2,684 20.47% 7,741 59.05% 13,109
Brule 1,652 81.82% 367 18.18% 1,285 63.65% 2,019
Buffalo 211 60.29% 139 39.71% 72 20.57% 350
Butte 3,021 74.72% 1,022 25.28% 1,999 49.44% 4,043
Campbell 583 90.11% 64 9.89% 519 80.22% 647
Charles Mix 2,391 80.70% 572 19.30% 1,819 61.39% 2,963
Clark 1,320 86.11% 213 13.89% 1,107 72.21% 1,533
Clay 2,971 71.87% 1,163 28.13% 1,808 43.73% 4,134
Codington 8,729 82.98% 1,790 17.02% 6,939 65.97% 10,519
Corson 550 67.16% 269 32.84% 281 34.31% 819
Custer 3,753 78.58% 1,023 21.42% 2,730 57.16% 4,776
Davison 5,769 83.46% 1,143 16.54% 4,626 66.93% 6,912
Day 1,898 79.81% 480 20.19% 1,418 59.63% 2,378
Deuel 1,643 85.48% 279 14.52% 1,364 70.97% 1,922
Dewey 870 62.63% 519 37.37% 351 25.27% 1,389
Douglas 1,279 89.75% 146 10.25% 1,133 79.51% 1,425
Edmunds 1,440 87.80% 200 12.20% 1,240 75.61% 1,640
Fall River 2,700 78.06% 759 21.94% 1,941 56.11% 3,459
Faulk 779 84.77% 140 15.23% 639 69.53% 919
Grant 2,587 84.68% 468 15.32% 2,119 69.36% 3,055
Gregory 1,690 85.79% 280 14.21% 1,410 71.57% 1,970
Haakon 791 82.74% 165 17.26% 626 65.48% 956
Hamlin 2,255 86.04% 366 13.96% 1,889 72.07% 2,621
Hand 1,259 86.47% 197 13.53% 1,062 72.94% 1,456
Hanson 1,336 85.15% 233 14.85% 1,103 70.30% 1,569
Harding 518 78.37% 143 21.63% 375 56.73% 661
Hughes 5,706 80.19% 1,410 19.81% 4,296 60.37% 7,116
Hutchinson 2,690 88.25% 358 11.75% 2,332 76.51% 3,048
Hyde 479 85.54% 81 14.46% 398 71.07% 560
Jackson 598 70.77% 247 29.23% 351 41.54% 845
Jerauld 720 87.27% 105 12.73% 615 74.55% 825
Jones 391 84.45% 72 15.55% 319 68.90% 463
Kingsbury 2,055 84.05% 390 15.95% 1,665 68.10% 2,445
Lake 3,810 81.85% 845 18.15% 2,965 63.69% 4,655
Lawrence 8,479 73.87% 2,999 26.13% 5,480 47.74% 11,478
Lincoln 21,002 79.67% 5,360 20.33% 15,642 59.34% 26,362
Lyman 982 78.62% 267 21.38% 715 57.25% 1,249
Marshall 1,378 77.90% 391 22.10% 987 55.79% 1,769
McCook 2,054 84.08% 389 15.92% 1,665 68.15% 2,443
McPherson 953 88.57% 123 11.43% 830 77.14% 1,076
Meade 8,152 71.22% 3,294 28.78% 4,858 42.44% 11,446
Mellette 429 72.96% 159 27.04% 270 45.92% 588
Miner 828 86.16% 133 13.84% 695 72.32% 961
Minnehaha 50,693 74.05% 17,765 25.95% 32,928 48.10% 68,458
Moody 1,976 77.49% 574 22.51% 1,402 54.98% 2,550
Oglala Lakota 647 32.63% 1,336 67.37% -689 -34.75% 1,983
Pennington 31,305 73.86% 11,080 26.14% 20,225 47.72% 42,385
Perkins 1,060 78.99% 282 21.01% 778 57.97% 1,342
Potter 944 87.41% 136 12.59% 808 74.81% 1,080
Roberts 2,590 77.82% 738 22.18% 1,852 55.65% 3,328
Sanborn 845 87.20% 124 12.80% 721 74.41% 969
Spink 2,166 84.08% 410 15.92% 1,756 68.17% 2,576
Stanley 1,129 80.59% 272 19.41% 857 61.17% 1,401
Sully 625 82.89% 129 17.11% 496 65.78% 754
Todd 677 41.69% 947 58.31% -270 -16.63% 1,624
Tripp 1,865 85.16% 325 14.84% 1,540 70.32% 2,190
Turner 3,174 84.98% 561 15.02% 2,613 69.96% 3,735
Union 5,180 81.97% 1,139 18.03% 4,041 63.95% 6,319
Walworth 1,691 86.19% 271 13.81% 1,420 72.38% 1,962
Yankton 6,499 78.27% 1,804 21.73% 4,695 56.55% 8,303
Ziebach 389 63.05% 228 36.95% 161 26.09% 617
Totals253,82177.42%74,02022.58%179,80154.84%327,841

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ "General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. November 10, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Larwence, Tom (March 3, 2022). "Ryan Ryder, South Dakota Democrat Who Tweeted About Masturbating to Kristi Noem, Drops Congressional Bid". www.thedailybeast.com. The Daily Beast. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ Lawrence, Tom (August 23, 2021). "2022 draws closer, and South Dakota Democrats still need to find and field candidates in state, national races". The South Dakota Standard. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ Sneve, Joe. "South Dakota lawmaker kicks off primary challenge against Rep. Johnson". www.argusleader.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ South Dakota State University
  6. ↑ "2022 Primary Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. June 14, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2022 South Dakota Libertarian Party Candidates" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ Heemstra, Jody. "Democrat Ryan Ryder announces challenge to Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson". Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ "South Dakota Minority Leader Heinert passes on run for Governor, joining private sector after term". December 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  12. ↑ "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  16. ↑ "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  17. ↑ "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  18. ↑ Emerson College
  19. 1 2 Barnett, Steve (November 15, 2022). "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.

Official campaign websites

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota