2014 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election
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November 4, 2014
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The 2014 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the commissioner of school and public lands of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Vern Larson, who was appointed to the position following the resignation of Jarrod Johnson in August 2013, did not seek election to a full term in office.[1] Republican Ryan Brunner defeated Libertarian John English to succeed Larson.[2]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ryan Brunner, deputy commissioner of school and public lands (2012–2015)[3]
Declined
[edit]- Vern Larson, incumbent commissioner of school and public lands (2013–2015)[1]
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- John English[4]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Brunner | 174,810 | 76.45% | ||
| Libertarian | John English | 53,836 | 23.55% | ||
| Total votes | 228,646 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[5] | Ryan Brunner Republican |
John English Libertarian |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 750 | 79.45% | 194 | 20.55% | 556 | 58.90% | 944 |
| Beadle | 3,734 | 78.86% | 1,001 | 21.14% | 2,733 | 57.72% | 4,735 |
| Bennett | 531 | 69.05% | 238 | 30.95% | 293 | 38.10% | 769 |
| Bon Homme | 1,514 | 75.10% | 502 | 24.90% | 1,012 | 50.20% | 2,016 |
| Brookings | 5,946 | 77.92% | 1,685 | 22.08% | 4,261 | 55.84% | 7,631 |
| Brown | 7,373 | 74.59% | 2,512 | 25.41% | 4,861 | 49.18% | 9,885 |
| Brule | 1,222 | 79.15% | 322 | 20.85% | 900 | 58.29% | 1,544 |
| Buffalo | 164 | 46.33% | 190 | 53.67% | -26 | -7.34% | 354 |
| Butte | 2,425 | 81.02% | 568 | 18.98% | 1,857 | 62.04% | 2,993 |
| Campbell | 506 | 89.88% | 57 | 10.12% | 449 | 79.75% | 563 |
| Charles Mix | 1,964 | 73.86% | 695 | 26.14% | 1,269 | 47.72% | 2,659 |
| Clark | 999 | 79.67% | 255 | 20.33% | 744 | 59.33% | 1,254 |
| Clay | 1,889 | 66.68% | 944 | 33.32% | 945 | 33.36% | 2,833 |
| Codington | 5,757 | 77.82% | 1,641 | 22.18% | 4,116 | 55.64% | 7,398 |
| Corson | 492 | 64.40% | 272 | 35.60% | 220 | 28.80% | 764 |
| Custer | 2,443 | 77.75% | 699 | 22.25% | 1,744 | 55.51% | 3,142 |
| Davison | 4,036 | 79.81% | 1,021 | 20.19% | 3,015 | 59.62% | 5,057 |
| Day | 1,324 | 70.39% | 557 | 29.61% | 767 | 40.78% | 1,881 |
| Deuel | 1,112 | 76.32% | 345 | 23.68% | 767 | 52.64% | 1,457 |
| Dewey | 622 | 53.85% | 533 | 46.15% | 89 | 7.71% | 1,155 |
| Douglas | 1,024 | 90.30% | 110 | 9.70% | 914 | 80.60% | 1,134 |
| Edmunds | 1,182 | 83.06% | 241 | 16.94% | 941 | 66.13% | 1,423 |
| Fall River | 1,877 | 75.29% | 616 | 24.71% | 1,261 | 50.58% | 2,493 |
| Faulk | 624 | 85.36% | 107 | 14.64% | 517 | 70.73% | 731 |
| Grant | 1,821 | 76.93% | 546 | 23.07% | 1,275 | 53.87% | 2,367 |
| Gregory | 1,244 | 79.24% | 326 | 20.76% | 918 | 58.47% | 1,570 |
| Haakon | 712 | 90.70% | 73 | 9.30% | 639 | 81.40% | 785 |
| Hamlin | 1,552 | 80.88% | 367 | 19.12% | 1,185 | 61.75% | 1,919 |
| Hand | 1,088 | 86.01% | 177 | 13.99% | 911 | 72.02% | 1,265 |
| Hanson | 917 | 83.06% | 187 | 16.94% | 730 | 66.12% | 1,104 |
| Harding | 497 | 87.96% | 68 | 12.04% | 429 | 75.93% | 565 |
| Hughes | 5,218 | 85.37% | 894 | 14.63% | 4,324 | 70.75% | 6,112 |
| Hutchinson | 2,014 | 87.07% | 299 | 12.93% | 1,715 | 74.15% | 2,313 |
| Hyde | 452 | 85.44% | 77 | 14.56% | 375 | 70.89% | 529 |
| Jackson | 571 | 72.37% | 218 | 27.63% | 353 | 44.74% | 789 |
| Jerauld | 547 | 82.26% | 118 | 17.74% | 429 | 64.51% | 665 |
| Jones | 368 | 85.78% | 61 | 14.22% | 307 | 71.56% | 429 |
| Kingsbury | 1,397 | 80.10% | 347 | 19.90% | 1,050 | 60.21% | 1,744 |
| Lake | 3,021 | 77.30% | 887 | 22.70% | 2,134 | 54.61% | 3,908 |
| Lawrence | 5,781 | 76.62% | 1,764 | 23.38% | 4,017 | 53.24% | 7,545 |
| Lincoln | 11,294 | 81.07% | 2,637 | 18.93% | 8,657 | 62.14% | 13,931 |
| Lyman | 777 | 73.51% | 280 | 26.49% | 497 | 47.02% | 1,057 |
| Marshall | 961 | 73.30% | 350 | 26.70% | 611 | 46.61% | 1,311 |
| McCook | 1,324 | 80.00% | 331 | 20.00% | 993 | 60.00% | 1,655 |
| McPherson | 804 | 89.63% | 93 | 10.37% | 711 | 79.26% | 897 |
| Meade | 5,840 | 79.98% | 1,462 | 20.02% | 4,378 | 59.96% | 7,302 |
| Mellette | 368 | 63.67% | 210 | 36.33% | 158 | 27.34% | 578 |
| Miner | 529 | 78.25% | 147 | 21.75% | 382 | 56.51% | 676 |
| Minnehaha | 31,487 | 74.31% | 10,887 | 25.69% | 20,600 | 48.61% | 42,374 |
| Moody | 1,406 | 71.81% | 552 | 28.19% | 854 | 43.62% | 1,958 |
| Pennington | 21,649 | 76.94% | 6,490 | 23.06% | 15,159 | 53.87% | 28,139 |
| Perkins | 979 | 83.82% | 189 | 16.18% | 790 | 67.64% | 1,168 |
| Potter | 868 | 86.28% | 138 | 13.72% | 730 | 72.56% | 1,006 |
| Roberts | 1,738 | 66.92% | 859 | 33.08% | 879 | 33.85% | 2,597 |
| Sanborn | 562 | 78.49% | 154 | 21.51% | 408 | 56.98% | 716 |
| Shannon | 423 | 21.14% | 1,578 | 78.86% | -1,155 | -57.72% | 2,001 |
| Spink | 1,572 | 77.32% | 461 | 22.68% | 1,111 | 54.65% | 2,033 |
| Stanley | 934 | 82.00% | 205 | 18.00% | 729 | 64.00% | 1,139 |
| Sully | 533 | 86.25% | 85 | 13.75% | 448 | 72.49% | 618 |
| Todd | 591 | 35.37% | 1,080 | 64.63% | -489 | -29.26% | 1,671 |
| Tripp | 1,572 | 80.66% | 377 | 19.34% | 1,195 | 61.31% | 1,949 |
| Turner | 2,208 | 79.77% | 560 | 20.23% | 1,648 | 59.54% | 2,768 |
| Union | 3,464 | 79.65% | 885 | 20.35% | 2,579 | 59.30% | 4,349 |
| Walworth | 1,420 | 85.18% | 247 | 14.82% | 1,173 | 70.37% | 1,667 |
| Yankton | 4,457 | 72.60% | 1,682 | 27.40% | 2,775 | 45.20% | 6,139 |
| Ziebach | 337 | 64.81% | 183 | 35.19% | 154 | 29.62% | 520 |
| Totals | 174,810 | 76.45% | 53,836 | 23.55% | 120,974 | 52.91% | 228,646 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/larson-sworn-in-as-sd-school-and-public-lands-head
- ↑ https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/republicans-surging-statewide-races/18505051/
- ↑ https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/statewide-races-three-running-for-state-treasurer
- ↑ https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/10/haber-challenges-jackley-attorney-general/13853971/
- 1 2 Gant, Jason (November 12, 2014). "State Canvass" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 1, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2026.