2018 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election
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November 6, 2018
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 County results Brunner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Houser: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 90–100% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the commissioner of school and public lands of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Ryan Brunner was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Woody Houser in a landslide.[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ryan Brunner, incumbent commissioner of school and public lands (2015–2022)[2]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Woody Houser, real estate agent[3]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Brunner (incumbent) | 193,434 | 62.35% | ||
| Democratic | Woody Houser | 116,786 | 37.65% | ||
| Total votes | 310,220 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[4] | Ryan Brunner Republican |
Woody Houser Democratic |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 734 | 64.05% | 412 | 35.95% | 322 | 28.10% | 1,146 |
| Beadle | 3,548 | 64.14% | 1,984 | 35.86% | 1,564 | 28.27% | 5,532 |
| Bennett | 568 | 54.88% | 467 | 45.12% | 101 | 9.76% | 1,035 |
| Bon Homme | 1,606 | 65.71% | 838 | 34.29% | 768 | 31.42% | 2,444 |
| Brookings | 6,577 | 60.71% | 4,257 | 39.29% | 2,320 | 21.41% | 10,834 |
| Brown | 7,721 | 58.78% | 5,415 | 41.22% | 2,306 | 17.55% | 13,136 |
| Brule | 1,286 | 67.12% | 630 | 32.88% | 656 | 34.24% | 1,916 |
| Buffalo | 148 | 29.25% | 358 | 70.75% | -210 | -41.50% | 506 |
| Butte | 2,953 | 79.92% | 742 | 20.08% | 2,211 | 59.84% | 3,695 |
| Campbell | 597 | 86.15% | 96 | 13.85% | 501 | 72.29% | 693 |
| Charles Mix | 2,019 | 61.24% | 1,278 | 38.76% | 741 | 22.47% | 3,297 |
| Clark | 1,005 | 67.40% | 486 | 32.60% | 519 | 34.81% | 1,491 |
| Clay | 1,906 | 44.48% | 2,379 | 55.52% | -473 | -11.04% | 4,285 |
| Codington | 6,213 | 66.13% | 3,182 | 33.87% | 3,031 | 32.26% | 9,395 |
| Corson | 470 | 44.09% | 596 | 55.91% | -126 | -11.82% | 1,066 |
| Custer | 3,009 | 71.56% | 1,196 | 28.44% | 1,813 | 43.12% | 4,205 |
| Davison | 4,304 | 65.96% | 2,221 | 34.04% | 2,083 | 31.92% | 6,525 |
| Day | 1,345 | 55.12% | 1,095 | 44.88% | 250 | 10.25% | 2,440 |
| Deuel | 1,166 | 65.62% | 611 | 34.38% | 555 | 31.23% | 1,777 |
| Dewey | 578 | 33.39% | 1,153 | 66.61% | -575 | -33.22% | 1,731 |
| Douglas | 1,186 | 85.51% | 201 | 14.49% | 985 | 71.02% | 1,387 |
| Edmunds | 1,078 | 70.23% | 457 | 29.77% | 621 | 40.46% | 1,535 |
| Fall River | 2,143 | 70.40% | 901 | 29.60% | 1,242 | 40.80% | 3,044 |
| Faulk | 760 | 77.24% | 224 | 22.76% | 536 | 54.47% | 984 |
| Grant | 1,945 | 67.00% | 958 | 33.00% | 987 | 34.00% | 2,903 |
| Gregory | 1,339 | 69.02% | 601 | 30.98% | 738 | 38.04% | 1,940 |
| Haakon | 804 | 89.73% | 92 | 10.27% | 712 | 79.46% | 896 |
| Hamlin | 1,865 | 75.41% | 608 | 24.59% | 1,257 | 50.83% | 2,473 |
| Hand | 1,096 | 71.54% | 436 | 28.46% | 660 | 43.08% | 1,532 |
| Hanson | 997 | 69.14% | 445 | 30.86% | 552 | 38.28% | 1,442 |
| Harding | 606 | 90.58% | 63 | 9.42% | 543 | 81.17% | 669 |
| Hughes | 5,304 | 71.08% | 2,158 | 28.92% | 3,146 | 42.16% | 7,462 |
| Hutchinson | 2,253 | 75.50% | 731 | 24.50% | 1,522 | 51.01% | 2,984 |
| Hyde | 456 | 72.61% | 172 | 27.39% | 284 | 45.22% | 628 |
| Jackson | 580 | 61.51% | 363 | 38.49% | 217 | 23.01% | 943 |
| Jerauld | 522 | 62.74% | 310 | 37.26% | 212 | 25.48% | 832 |
| Jones | 414 | 82.80% | 86 | 17.20% | 328 | 65.60% | 500 |
| Kingsbury | 1,507 | 67.76% | 717 | 32.24% | 790 | 35.52% | 2,224 |
| Lake | 2,953 | 62.75% | 1,753 | 37.25% | 1,200 | 25.50% | 4,706 |
| Lawrence | 6,787 | 65.81% | 3,526 | 34.19% | 3,261 | 31.62% | 10,313 |
| Lincoln | 14,148 | 64.35% | 7,838 | 35.65% | 6,310 | 28.70% | 21,986 |
| Lyman | 836 | 65.11% | 448 | 34.89% | 388 | 30.22% | 1,284 |
| Marshall | 940 | 53.26% | 825 | 46.74% | 115 | 6.52% | 1,765 |
| McCook | 1,509 | 67.88% | 714 | 32.12% | 795 | 35.76% | 2,223 |
| McPherson | 810 | 81.00% | 190 | 19.00% | 620 | 62.00% | 1,000 |
| Meade | 7,223 | 74.67% | 2,450 | 25.33% | 4,773 | 49.34% | 9,673 |
| Mellette | 351 | 53.51% | 305 | 46.49% | 46 | 7.01% | 656 |
| Miner | 594 | 62.99% | 349 | 37.01% | 245 | 25.98% | 943 |
| Minnehaha | 35,115 | 55.57% | 28,071 | 44.43% | 7,044 | 11.15% | 63,186 |
| Moody | 1,485 | 57.03% | 1,119 | 42.97% | 366 | 14.06% | 2,604 |
| Oglala Lakota | 250 | 8.51% | 2,688 | 91.49% | -2,438 | -82.98% | 2,938 |
| Pennington | 24,812 | 64.01% | 13,950 | 35.99% | 10,862 | 28.02% | 38,762 |
| Perkins | 1,021 | 81.03% | 239 | 18.97% | 782 | 62.06% | 1,260 |
| Potter | 907 | 82.38% | 194 | 17.62% | 713 | 64.76% | 1,101 |
| Roberts | 1,712 | 50.34% | 1,689 | 49.66% | 23 | 0.68% | 3,401 |
| Sanborn | 649 | 71.95% | 253 | 28.05% | 396 | 43.90% | 902 |
| Spink | 1,577 | 60.77% | 1,018 | 39.23% | 559 | 21.54% | 2,595 |
| Stanley | 1,014 | 73.32% | 369 | 26.68% | 645 | 46.64% | 1,383 |
| Sully | 595 | 78.19% | 166 | 21.81% | 429 | 56.37% | 761 |
| Todd | 460 | 21.68% | 1,662 | 78.32% | -1,202 | -56.64% | 2,122 |
| Tripp | 1,714 | 74.85% | 576 | 25.15% | 1,138 | 49.69% | 2,290 |
| Turner | 2,414 | 68.31% | 1,120 | 31.69% | 1,294 | 36.62% | 3,534 |
| Union | 4,330 | 67.76% | 2,060 | 32.24% | 2,270 | 35.52% | 6,390 |
| Walworth | 1,609 | 76.18% | 503 | 23.82% | 1,106 | 52.37% | 2,112 |
| Yankton | 4,695 | 58.38% | 3,347 | 41.62% | 1,348 | 16.76% | 8,042 |
| Ziebach | 316 | 41.52% | 445 | 58.48% | -129 | -16.95% | 761 |
| Totals | 193,434 | 62.35% | 116,786 | 37.65% | 76,648 | 24.71% | 310,220 |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.plaintalk.net/local_news/article_33056bca-e3e1-11e8-bc67-2f8279bc5cee.html
- ^ https://wnax.com/news/180081-ryan-brunner-running-for-another-term-as-south-dakota-commissioner-of-school-public-lands/
- ^ https://wnax.com/news/180081-democratic-candidate-for-south-dakota-school-public-lands/
- ^ a b 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 18, 2026.