2014 South Dakota State Auditor election
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November 4, 2014
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The 2014 South Dakota State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the state auditor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican State Auditor Steve Barnett was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Libertarian challenger Kurt Evans in a landslide.[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Steve Barnett, incumbent state auditor (2011–2019)[2]
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Kurt Evans, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2002[2]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Barnett (incumbent) | 191,755 | 79.95% | ||
| Libertarian | Kurt Evans | 48,103 | 20.05% | ||
| Total votes | 239,858 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[3] | Steve Barnett Republican |
Kurt Evans Libertarian |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 846 | 82.38% | 181 | 17.62% | 665 | 64.75% | 1,027 |
| Beadle | 4,083 | 81.50% | 927 | 18.50% | 3,156 | 62.99% | 5,010 |
| Bennett | 551 | 68.96% | 248 | 31.04% | 303 | 37.92% | 799 |
| Bon Homme | 1,680 | 80.38% | 410 | 19.62% | 1,270 | 60.77% | 2,090 |
| Brookings | 6,116 | 79.04% | 1,622 | 20.96% | 4,494 | 58.08% | 7,738 |
| Brown | 8,672 | 80.51% | 2,100 | 19.49% | 6,572 | 61.01% | 10,772 |
| Brule | 1,328 | 82.64% | 279 | 17.36% | 1,049 | 65.28% | 1,607 |
| Buffalo | 187 | 50.40% | 184 | 49.60% | 3 | 0.81% | 371 |
| Butte | 2,361 | 81.72% | 528 | 18.28% | 1,833 | 63.45% | 2,889 |
| Campbell | 534 | 91.44% | 50 | 8.56% | 484 | 82.88% | 584 |
| Charles Mix | 2,212 | 78.13% | 619 | 21.87% | 1,593 | 56.27% | 2,831 |
| Clark | 1,086 | 82.21% | 235 | 17.79% | 851 | 64.42% | 1,321 |
| Clay | 2,162 | 71.85% | 847 | 28.15% | 1,315 | 43.70% | 3,009 |
| Codington | 6,386 | 80.76% | 1,521 | 19.24% | 4,865 | 61.53% | 7,907 |
| Corson | 496 | 64.25% | 276 | 35.75% | 220 | 28.50% | 772 |
| Custer | 2,603 | 80.94% | 613 | 19.06% | 1,990 | 61.88% | 3,216 |
| Davison | 4,550 | 84.07% | 862 | 15.93% | 3,688 | 68.14% | 5,412 |
| Day | 1,491 | 74.48% | 511 | 25.52% | 980 | 48.95% | 2,002 |
| Deuel | 1,280 | 81.53% | 290 | 18.47% | 990 | 63.06% | 1,570 |
| Dewey | 671 | 55.87% | 530 | 44.13% | 141 | 11.74% | 1,201 |
| Douglas | 1,076 | 90.57% | 112 | 9.43% | 964 | 81.14% | 1,188 |
| Edmunds | 1,307 | 86.50% | 204 | 13.50% | 1,103 | 73.00% | 1,511 |
| Fall River | 1,976 | 77.43% | 576 | 22.57% | 1,400 | 54.86% | 2,552 |
| Faulk | 671 | 85.59% | 113 | 14.41% | 558 | 71.17% | 784 |
| Grant | 2,022 | 80.69% | 484 | 19.31% | 1,538 | 61.37% | 2,506 |
| Gregory | 1,401 | 85.32% | 241 | 14.68% | 1,160 | 70.65% | 1,642 |
| Haakon | 724 | 90.16% | 79 | 9.84% | 645 | 80.32% | 803 |
| Hamlin | 1,676 | 83.84% | 323 | 16.16% | 1,353 | 67.68% | 1,999 |
| Hand | 1,159 | 87.14% | 171 | 12.86% | 988 | 74.29% | 1,330 |
| Hanson | 1,019 | 86.21% | 163 | 13.79% | 856 | 72.42% | 1,182 |
| Harding | 497 | 88.28% | 66 | 11.72% | 431 | 76.55% | 563 |
| Hughes | 5,552 | 86.21% | 888 | 13.79% | 4,664 | 72.42% | 6,440 |
| Hutchinson | 2,203 | 89.44% | 260 | 10.56% | 1,943 | 78.89% | 2,463 |
| Hyde | 472 | 85.66% | 79 | 14.34% | 393 | 71.32% | 551 |
| Jackson | 602 | 74.69% | 204 | 25.31% | 398 | 49.38% | 806 |
| Jerauld | 614 | 81.11% | 143 | 18.89% | 471 | 62.22% | 757 |
| Jones | 397 | 89.21% | 48 | 10.79% | 349 | 78.43% | 445 |
| Kingsbury | 1,520 | 82.97% | 312 | 17.03% | 1,208 | 65.94% | 1,832 |
| Lake | 3,358 | 81.15% | 780 | 18.85% | 2,578 | 62.30% | 4,138 |
| Lawrence | 6,053 | 78.95% | 1,614 | 21.05% | 4,439 | 57.90% | 7,667 |
| Lincoln | 12,416 | 84.81% | 2,224 | 15.19% | 10,192 | 69.62% | 14,640 |
| Lyman | 884 | 79.07% | 234 | 20.93% | 650 | 58.14% | 1,118 |
| Marshall | 1,110 | 77.84% | 316 | 22.16% | 794 | 55.68% | 1,426 |
| McCook | 1,506 | 84.13% | 284 | 15.87% | 1,222 | 68.27% | 1,790 |
| McPherson | 835 | 88.64% | 107 | 11.36% | 728 | 77.28% | 942 |
| Meade | 6,019 | 81.81% | 1,338 | 18.19% | 4,681 | 63.63% | 7,357 |
| Mellette | 432 | 72.24% | 166 | 27.76% | 266 | 44.48% | 598 |
| Miner | 594 | 82.04% | 130 | 17.96% | 464 | 64.09% | 724 |
| Minnehaha | 36,080 | 79.73% | 9,175 | 20.27% | 26,905 | 59.45% | 45,255 |
| Moody | 1,556 | 75.53% | 504 | 24.47% | 1,052 | 51.07% | 2,060 |
| Pennington | 22,963 | 79.31% | 5,991 | 20.69% | 16,972 | 58.62% | 28,954 |
| Perkins | 978 | 84.09% | 185 | 15.91% | 793 | 68.19% | 1,163 |
| Potter | 944 | 88.97% | 117 | 11.03% | 827 | 77.95% | 1,061 |
| Roberts | 1,930 | 71.01% | 788 | 28.99% | 1,142 | 42.02% | 2,718 |
| Sanborn | 617 | 80.55% | 149 | 19.45% | 468 | 61.10% | 766 |
| Shannon | 491 | 24.08% | 1,548 | 75.92% | -1,057 | -51.84% | 2,039 |
| Spink | 1,795 | 80.71% | 429 | 19.29% | 1,366 | 61.42% | 2,224 |
| Stanley | 996 | 83.77% | 193 | 16.23% | 803 | 67.54% | 1,189 |
| Sully | 559 | 87.76% | 78 | 12.24% | 481 | 75.51% | 637 |
| Todd | 718 | 42.06% | 989 | 57.94% | -271 | -15.88% | 1,707 |
| Tripp | 1,748 | 85.85% | 288 | 14.15% | 1,460 | 71.71% | 2,036 |
| Turner | 2,440 | 83.68% | 476 | 16.32% | 1,964 | 67.35% | 2,916 |
| Union | 3,654 | 81.27% | 842 | 18.73% | 2,812 | 62.54% | 4,496 |
| Walworth | 1,506 | 86.55% | 234 | 13.45% | 1,272 | 73.10% | 1,740 |
| Yankton | 5,053 | 77.92% | 1,432 | 22.08% | 3,621 | 55.84% | 6,485 |
| Ziebach | 337 | 63.58% | 193 | 36.42% | 144 | 27.17% | 530 |
| Totals | 191,755 | 79.95% | 48,103 | 20.05% | 143,652 | 59.89% | 239,858 |
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/republicans-surging-statewide-races/18505051/
- 1 2 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.