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South Dakota's 1st legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate, It has been represented by Republican Michael Rohl since 2021, and in the House, it has been represented by Republicans Joe Donnell since 2023 and Tamara St. John since 2019.^[1]

Geography[edit]

The district is located in Northeastern South Dakota. It contains Brown, Day, Marshall and Roberts County. Its largest city is Sisseton.

Recent election results[edit]

South Dakota legislators are elected to two-year terms, with each permitted to serve a maximum of four consecutive two-year terms.^[2] Elections are held every even-numbered year.

State senate elections[edit]

Year	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	General election	Primary elections
2022	Michael Rohl	Republican	2020	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Michael Rohl (Republican) 58.9% ▌Susan Wismer (Independent) 41.1%	Republican: ▌Y Michael Rohl 70.5% ▌Joe Donnell 29.5%
2020	Susan Wismer	Democratic	2018	Incumbent defeated. Republican gain.	▌Y Michael Rohl (Republican) 55.2% ▌Susan Wismer (Democratic) 44.8%
2018	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	2010	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Susan Wismer (Democratic) 100%	Democratic: ▌Y Susan Wismer 69.9% ▌ Thomas Bisek 15.7% ▌ Allison Renville 14.4%
2016	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jason Frerichs (Democratic) 100%
2014	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jason Frerichs (Democratic) 100%
2012	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jason Frerichs (Democratic) 100%

State house elections[edit]

In 33^[3] of the 35 legislative districts, both representatives are elected at-large.^[4] The top two candidates in each party's primaries will be their respective party's nominees for the general election.

Year	Incumbents	Party	First elected	Result	General election	Primary elections
2022	▌Tamara St. John ▌Jennifer Healy Keintz	Republican Democratic	2018 2020	Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent lost nomination. Republican gain.	▌Y Tamara St. John (Republican) 31.8% ▌Y Joe Donnell (Republican) 28.5% ▌Steven McCleerey (Democratic) 22.0% ▌Kay Nikolas (Democratic) 17.7%
2020	▌Tamara St. John ▌Steven McCleerey	Republican Democratic	2018 2014	Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent lost re-election. Mixed hold.	▌Y Tamara St. John (Republican) 41.3% ▌Y Jennifer Healy Keintz (Democratic) 30.2% ▌ Steven McCleerey (Democratic) 28.5%
2018	▌Steven McCleerey ▌Susan Wismer	Democratic	2014 2016	Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Tamara St. John (Republican) 35.9% ▌Y Steven McCleerey (Democratic) 32.6% ▌ H. Paul Dennert (Democratic) 31.4%	Democratic: ▌Y Steven McCleerey 38.7% ▌Y H. Paul Dennert (Democratic) 33.8% ▌ Robert Whitmyre (Democratic) 27.4%
2016	▌Dennis Feickert ▌Steven McCleerey	Democratic	2008 2014	Incumbent retired. Incumbent re-elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Susan Wismer (Democratic) ▌Y Steven McCleerey (Democratic)
2014	▌Dennis Feickert ▌Susan Wismer	Democratic	2008	Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Dennis Feickert (Democratic) ▌Y Steven McCleerey (Democratic)	Democratic: ▌Y Dennis Feickert 42.5% ▌Y Steven McCleerey 35.1% ▌ Dustina Gill 22.4%
2012	▌Dennis Feickert ▌Susan Wismer	Democratic	2008	Incumbents re-elected.	▌Y Dennis Feickert (Democratic) ▌Y Susan Wismer (Democratic)

References[edit]

^ "Michael Rohl". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
^ "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
^ "Codified Laws, Statutes 2-2-47.1, 2-2-48.1". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "South Dakota Constitution, Article III, Statute 5". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[1] "Michael Rohl". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

[2] "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

[3] "Codified Laws, Statutes 2-2-47.1, 2-2-48.1". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[4] "South Dakota Constitution, Article III, Statute 5". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

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Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) President of the Senate Larry Rhoden (R) President pro tempore Lee Schoenbeck (R) Majority Leader Casey Crabtree (R) Minority Leader Reynold Nesiba (D)
▌Michael Rohl (R) ▌Steve Kolbeck (R) ▌Al Novstrup (R) ▌John Wiik (R) ▌Lee Schoenbeck (R) ▌Herman Otten (R) ▌Tim Reed (R) ▌Casey Crabtree (R) ▌Brent "B.R." Hoffman (R) ▌Liz Larson (D) ▌Jim Stalzer (R) ▌Arch Beal (R) ▌Jack Kolbeck (R) ▌Larry Zikmund (R) ▌Reynold Nesiba (D) ▌Jim Bolin (R) ▌Sydney Davis (R) ▌Jean Hunhoff (R) ▌Kyle Schoenfish (R) ▌Joshua Klumb (R) ▌Erin Tobin (R) ▌David Wheeler (R) ▌Bryan Breitling (R) ▌Jim Mehlhaff (R) ▌Tom Pischke (R) ▌Shawn Bordeaux (D) ▌Red Dawn Foster (D) ▌Ryan Maher (R) ▌Dean Wink (R) ▌Julie Frye-Mueller (R) ▌Randy Deibert (R) ▌Helene Duhamel (R) ▌David Johnson (R) ▌Michael Diedrich (R) ▌Mike Walsh (R)
▌Republican (31) ▌Democratic (4) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota Senate

Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) Speaker of the House Hugh Bartels (R-5) Speaker pro tempore Mike Stevens (R-18) Majority Leader Will Mortenson (R-24) Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister (D-28)
1. ▌Joe Donnell (R) ⎣ ▌Tamara St. John (R) 2. ▌David Kull (R) ⎣ ▌John Sjaarda (R) 3. ▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R) ⎣ ▌Carl E. Perry (R) 4. ▌Stephanie Sauder (R) ⎣ ▌Fred Deutsch (R) 5. ▌Hugh Bartels (R) ⎣ ▌Byron Callies (R) 6. ▌Aaron Aylward (R) ⎣ ▌Ernie Otten (R) 7. ▌Mellissa Heermann (R) ⎣ ▌Roger DeGroot (R) 8. ▌John Mills (R) ⎣ ▌Tim Reisch (R) 9. ▌Bethany Soye (R) ⎣ ▌Kenneth Teunissen (R) 10. ▌Erin Healy (D) ⎣ ▌Kameron Nelson (D) 11. ▌Brian Mulder (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Karr (R) 12. ▌Amber Arlint (R) ⎣ ▌Greg Jamison (R) 13. ▌Sue Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Venhuizen (R) 14. ▌Taylor Rehfeldt (R) ⎣ ▌Tyler Tordsen (R) 15. ▌Kadyn Wittman (D) ⎣ ▌Linda Duba (D) 16. ▌Karla Lems (R) ⎣ ▌Kevin D. Jensen (R) 17. ▌William Shorma (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Kassin (R) 18. ▌Mike Stevens (R) ⎣ ▌Julie Auch (R) 19. ▌Drew Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Jessica Bahmuller (R) 20. ▌Lance Koth (R) ⎣ ▌Ben Krohmer (R) 21. ▌Rocky Blare (R) ⎣ ▌Marty Overweg (R) 22. ▌Roger D. Chase (R) ⎣ ▌Lynn Schneider (R) 23. ▌James D. Wangsness (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Moore (R) 24. ▌Will Mortenson (R) ⎣ ▌Mike Weisgram (R) 25. ▌Randy Gross (R) ⎣ ▌Jon Hansen (R) 26A. ▌Eric Emery (D) 26B. ▌Rebecca Reimer (R) 27. ▌Liz Marty May (R) ⎣ ▌Peri Pourier (D) 28A. ▌Oren Lesmeister (D) 28B. ▌Neil Pinnow (R) 29. ▌Gary Cammack (R) ⎣ ▌Kirk Chaffee (R) 30. ▌Trish Ladner (R) ⎣ ▌Dennis Krull (R) 31. ▌Mary Fitzgerald (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Odenbach (R) 32. ▌Steve Duffy (R) ⎣ ▌Kristin Conzet (R) 33. ▌Curt Massie (R) ⎣ ▌Phil Jensen (R) 34. ▌Mike Derby (R) ⎣ ▌Becky Drury (R) 35. ▌Tina Mulally (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Randolph (R)
▌Republican (63) ▌Democratic (7) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota Senate