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On November 14, 2016, Noem announced that she would run for governor of South Dakota in 2018 rather than seek reelection to Congress. [79] She defeated South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley in the June 5 Republican primary, 56 to 44 percent, [80] [81] and Democratic nominee Billie Sutton in the general election, 51.0 to 47.6 percent. [82]
Should the office of governor become vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. [3] The Republican Party has been in control of the governorship continuously since 1979, Democrats last won the governorship of South Dakota in 1974. This is the longest drought of any state where the opposite party last held the office.
Larry Rhoden (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 34th governor of South Dakota since 2025. [1]A member of the Republican Party, Rhoden served as a member of the state House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009 and from 2017 to 2019, as a member of the state senate from 2009 to 2015, and as the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 2019 to 2025.
Assumed office July 1, 2019: Preceded by: Thomas Geu: Federal Public Defender for District of South Dakota and District of North Dakota; In office 2010–2019: Governor: Kristi Noem Doug Burgum: Preceded by: Jeffrey L. Viken: Succeeded by: Jason Tupman: Chief of Staff to the Governor of South Dakota; In office 2003–2011: Governor: Mike Rounds ...
Tonnis Henry Venhuizen (born October 8, 1982) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 40th lieutenant governor of South Dakota since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 13th district, alongside Sue Peterson, from 2023 to 2025.
Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to lawmakers during the budget address on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. She served four terms in the House before running for the ...
Direct admissions pilot project. Starting in fall 2024, some South Dakota public universities plan to proactively admit high school juniors to select programs based on the students’ transcript.
The governor of South Dakota is the head of government of South Dakota. [5] The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election . [ 1 ] The current governor is Larry Rhoden , a member of the Republican Party who took office on January 25, 2025.