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Heather Baxter

State Representative, South Dakota House District 34 · Candidate for South Dakota Secretary of State · Republican

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · South Dakota Secretary of State · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: South Dakota Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate List · read Sep 24, 2026

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Results

Certified results for South Dakota Secretary of State

Secretary of State

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Monae JohnsonRepublican212,34863.9%
Thomas A. CoolDemocrat119,97536.1%

Official — South Dakota Secretary of State, Official Election Returns (State Canvass) · South Dakota Secretary of State — 2022 Official Election Returns and…

Key Votes

The record

  • HB 1138 (2026): Require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor — voted NoClose vote

    South Dakota House floor · Veto override · 36–27 · override failed (two-thirds, 47, required) · 2026-03-30

    Mar 30, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • HB 1077 (2026): Consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food — voted YesClose vote

    South Dakota House floor · Veto override · 32–32 · override failed (two-thirds, 47, required) · 2026-03-30

    Mar 30, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • SB 245 (2026): Create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund — voted Yes

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 42–27 · passed · 2026-03-09

    Mar 9, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • SB 179 (2026): Permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections — voted No

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass · 42–25 · passed · 2026-03-05

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • SB 159 (2026): Revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage — voted Yes

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 40–27 · passed · 2026-03-05

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • SB 214 (2026): Amend provisions pertaining to the publication of the statewide voter registration file — voted YesClose vote

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 36–30 · passed · 2026-03-03

    Mar 3, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • HB 1220 (2026): Regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor — voted No

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 40–25 · passed · 2026-02-19

    Feb 19, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • HB 1132 (2025): Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees — voted No

    South Dakota House floor · Veto override · 27–43 · override failed (two-thirds, 47, required) · 2025-03-13

    Mar 13, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source
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  • HB 1239 (2025): Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library — voted NoClose vote

    South Dakota House floor · Concurred in amendments · 36–34 · passed · 2025-03-11

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • SB 164 (2025): Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor — voted No

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 45–24 · passed · 2025-03-10

    Mar 10, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • SB 216 (2025): Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze — voted Yes

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 53–16 · passed · 2025-03-10

    Mar 10, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • SB 83 (2025): Revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances — voted NoClose vote

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 37–33 · passed · 2025-02-27

    Feb 27, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • HB 1164 (2025): Revise the process for nominating candidates for lieutenant governor — voted No

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass · 45–25 · passed · 2025-02-19

    Feb 19, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • HB 1264 (2025): Require the disclosure of an outstanding loan balance on a campaign finance disclosure report — voted NoClose vote

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass · 38–32 · passed · 2025-02-19

    Feb 19, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • HB 1132 (2025): Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees — voted NoClose vote

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 39–31 · passed · 2025-02-19

    Feb 19, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • HB 1218 (2025): Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals — voted Yes

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 44–26 · passed · 2025-02-19

    Feb 19, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

  • SB 12 (2025): Limit the amount of money that may be loaned to a candidate or political committee — voted NoClose vote

    South Dakota House floor · Do Pass Amended · 38–29 · passed · 2025-02-05

    Feb 5, 2025 · Official · South Dakota Legislature — House roll call · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for South Dakota Secretary of State

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the Nov 3, 2026 general ballot — Secretary of State, SD-SOS

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate List · source

  • Secretary of State · SD-SOS

    Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate List · source

  • Republican nominee for Secretary of State — SD Republican state convention, June 27, 2026

    Certified by the SD Republican Party convention chair and party chair to the Secretary of State. Defeated incumbent Monae Johnson; weighted delegate vote as reported 59.34% to 40.09% [Press — NewsCenter1, 2026-06-27].

    Jun 27, 2026 · Official · South Dakota Republican Party — Certification from the 2026 State Convention (filed with SD Secretary of State) · source

Not on file for Heather yet: Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_0xhb4v855.

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