2018 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election
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November 6, 2018
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The 2018 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect one of three members of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Incumbent Republican Kristie Fiegen was re-elected to a second full term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Wayne Frederick in a landslide.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kristie Fiegen, incumbent public utilities commissioner (2011–present)[2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Wayne Frederick[3]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kristie Fiegen (incumbent) | 206,436 | 65.46% | ||
| Democratic | Wayne Frederick | 108,925 | 34.54% | ||
| Total votes | 315,361 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County[4] | Kristie Fiegen Republican |
Wayne Frederick Democratic |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 807 | 68.56% | 370 | 31.44% | 437 | 37.13% | 1,177 |
| Beadle | 3,858 | 67.59% | 1,850 | 32.41% | 2,008 | 35.18% | 5,708 |
| Bennett | 551 | 53.55% | 478 | 46.45% | 73 | 7.09% | 1,029 |
| Bon Homme | 1,683 | 67.81% | 799 | 32.19% | 884 | 35.62% | 2,482 |
| Brookings | 6,852 | 62.45% | 4,120 | 37.55% | 2,732 | 24.90% | 10,972 |
| Brown | 8,302 | 61.81% | 5,129 | 38.19% | 3,173 | 23.62% | 13,431 |
| Brule | 1,387 | 70.77% | 573 | 29.23% | 814 | 41.53% | 1,960 |
| Buffalo | 167 | 32.43% | 348 | 67.57% | -181 | -35.15% | 515 |
| Butte | 2,764 | 77.40% | 807 | 22.60% | 1,957 | 54.80% | 3,571 |
| Campbell | 603 | 87.01% | 90 | 12.99% | 513 | 74.03% | 693 |
| Charles Mix | 2,095 | 63.47% | 1,206 | 36.53% | 889 | 26.93% | 3,301 |
| Clark | 1,029 | 67.48% | 496 | 32.52% | 533 | 34.95% | 1,525 |
| Clay | 2,037 | 47.55% | 2,247 | 52.45% | -210 | -4.90% | 4,284 |
| Codington | 6,685 | 68.66% | 3,051 | 31.34% | 3,634 | 37.33% | 9,736 |
| Corson | 464 | 43.57% | 601 | 56.43% | -137 | -12.86% | 1,065 |
| Custer | 2,994 | 72.13% | 1,157 | 27.87% | 1,837 | 44.25% | 4,151 |
| Davison | 4,720 | 70.18% | 2,006 | 29.82% | 2,714 | 40.35% | 6,726 |
| Day | 1,385 | 56.42% | 1,070 | 43.58% | 315 | 12.83% | 2,455 |
| Deuel | 1,252 | 67.79% | 595 | 32.21% | 657 | 35.57% | 1,847 |
| Dewey | 580 | 33.64% | 1,144 | 66.36% | -564 | -32.71% | 1,724 |
| Douglas | 1,210 | 86.49% | 189 | 13.51% | 1,021 | 72.98% | 1,399 |
| Edmunds | 1,135 | 73.18% | 416 | 26.82% | 719 | 46.36% | 1,551 |
| Fall River | 2,143 | 71.10% | 871 | 28.90% | 1,272 | 42.20% | 3,014 |
| Faulk | 775 | 78.84% | 208 | 21.16% | 567 | 57.68% | 983 |
| Grant | 2,037 | 68.91% | 919 | 31.09% | 1,118 | 37.82% | 2,956 |
| Gregory | 1,382 | 71.42% | 553 | 28.58% | 829 | 42.84% | 1,935 |
| Haakon | 788 | 88.24% | 105 | 11.76% | 683 | 76.48% | 893 |
| Hamlin | 1,918 | 76.20% | 599 | 23.80% | 1,319 | 52.40% | 2,517 |
| Hand | 1,163 | 75.37% | 380 | 24.63% | 783 | 50.75% | 1,543 |
| Hanson | 1,078 | 73.18% | 395 | 26.82% | 683 | 46.37% | 1,473 |
| Harding | 584 | 89.02% | 72 | 10.98% | 512 | 78.05% | 656 |
| Hughes | 5,433 | 72.22% | 2,090 | 27.78% | 3,343 | 44.44% | 7,523 |
| Hutchinson | 2,434 | 79.70% | 620 | 20.30% | 1,814 | 59.40% | 3,054 |
| Hyde | 477 | 76.20% | 149 | 23.80% | 328 | 52.40% | 626 |
| Jackson | 574 | 61.72% | 356 | 38.28% | 218 | 23.44% | 930 |
| Jerauld | 570 | 67.30% | 277 | 32.70% | 293 | 34.59% | 847 |
| Jones | 424 | 83.30% | 85 | 16.70% | 339 | 66.60% | 509 |
| Kingsbury | 1,540 | 67.81% | 731 | 32.19% | 809 | 35.62% | 2,271 |
| Lake | 3,467 | 70.94% | 1,420 | 29.06% | 2,047 | 41.89% | 4,887 |
| Lawrence | 6,827 | 66.54% | 3,433 | 33.46% | 3,394 | 33.08% | 10,260 |
| Lincoln | 15,846 | 70.21% | 6,724 | 29.79% | 9,122 | 40.42% | 22,570 |
| Lyman | 865 | 66.85% | 429 | 33.15% | 436 | 33.69% | 1,294 |
| Marshall | 938 | 52.55% | 847 | 47.45% | 91 | 5.10% | 1,785 |
| McCook | 1,670 | 72.74% | 626 | 27.26% | 1,044 | 45.47% | 2,296 |
| McPherson | 816 | 82.18% | 177 | 17.82% | 639 | 64.35% | 993 |
| Meade | 7,120 | 74.31% | 2,461 | 25.69% | 4,659 | 48.63% | 9,581 |
| Mellette | 343 | 50.52% | 336 | 49.48% | 7 | 1.03% | 679 |
| Miner | 691 | 69.31% | 306 | 30.69% | 385 | 38.62% | 997 |
| Minnehaha | 40,484 | 61.83% | 24,988 | 38.17% | 15,496 | 23.67% | 65,472 |
| Moody | 1,671 | 62.58% | 999 | 37.42% | 672 | 25.17% | 2,670 |
| Oglala Lakota | 266 | 9.06% | 2,669 | 90.94% | -2,403 | -81.87% | 2,935 |
| Pennington | 25,374 | 65.15% | 13,575 | 34.85% | 11,799 | 30.29% | 38,949 |
| Perkins | 1,003 | 81.15% | 233 | 18.85% | 770 | 62.30% | 1,236 |
| Potter | 909 | 82.56% | 192 | 17.44% | 717 | 65.12% | 1,101 |
| Roberts | 1,727 | 50.67% | 1,681 | 49.33% | 46 | 1.35% | 3,408 |
| Sanborn | 716 | 75.93% | 227 | 24.07% | 489 | 51.86% | 943 |
| Spink | 1,705 | 64.71% | 930 | 35.29% | 775 | 29.41% | 2,635 |
| Stanley | 1,027 | 73.51% | 370 | 26.49% | 657 | 47.03% | 1,397 |
| Sully | 639 | 85.54% | 108 | 14.46% | 531 | 71.08% | 747 |
| Todd | 433 | 19.83% | 1,751 | 80.17% | -1,318 | -60.35% | 2,184 |
| Tripp | 1,760 | 75.15% | 582 | 24.85% | 1,178 | 50.30% | 2,342 |
| Turner | 2,792 | 76.75% | 846 | 23.25% | 1,946 | 53.49% | 3,638 |
| Union | 4,408 | 69.53% | 1,932 | 30.47% | 2,476 | 39.05% | 6,340 |
| Walworth | 1,646 | 77.57% | 476 | 22.43% | 1,170 | 55.14% | 2,122 |
| Yankton | 5,082 | 62.76% | 3,015 | 37.24% | 2,067 | 25.53% | 8,097 |
| Ziebach | 331 | 42.93% | 440 | 57.07% | -109 | -14.14% | 771 |
| Totals | 206,436 | 65.46% | 108,925 | 34.54% | 97,511 | 30.92% | 315,361 |
References
- ↑ https://www.rtoinsider.com/21501-two-rsc-representatives-win-re-election/
- ↑ https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/16/fiegen-announces-re-election-bid-gop-event/673441001/
- ↑ https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/content/news/Democrats-name-School-and-Public-Lands-candidate-485695771.html
- 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 July 31, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.