| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Abdallah | 50% | ||||
| SD | State Senate | 32 | Stanford Adelstein | Republican | 75% |
| Kenneth Albers | 55% | ||||
| Jerry Apa | 38% | ||||
| SD | State House | 21 | Julie Bartling | Democratic | 100% |
| SD | State Senate | 4 | Timothy Begalka | Republican | 65% |
| Eric Bogue | 55% | ||||
| SD | State Senate | 27 | James Bradford | Democratic | 78% |
| Arnold Brown | 70% | ||||
| Michael Buckingham | 65% | ||||
| Quinten Burg | 80% | ||||
| Daryl Christensen | 70% | ||||
| Rebekah Cradduck | 70% | ||||
| Joni Cutler | 80% | ||||
| Justin Davis | 75% | ||||
| Thomas Deadrick | 60% | ||||
| Patricia de Hueck | 45% | ||||
| Thomas Dempster | 55% | ||||
| H. Dennert | 80% | ||||
| Larry Diedrich | 60% | ||||
| Jay Duenwald | 80% | ||||
| J.P. Duniphan | 45% | ||||
| Robert Duxbury | 75% | ||||
| Joel Dykstra | 60% | ||||
| William Earley | 35% | ||||
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Burt Elliott | No Party Affiliation | 48% |
| Richard Engels | 95% | ||||
| Larry Frost | 70% | ||||
| Arthur Fryslie | 60% | ||||
| Cooper Garnos | 75% | ||||
| David Gassman | 100% | ||||
| Margaret Gillespie | 95% | ||||
| Mary Glenski | 95% | ||||
| SD | State House | 2 | Brock Greenfield | Republican | 45% |
| Tom Hackl | 75% | ||||
| Arlene Ham-Burr | 75% | ||||
| Gary Hanson | 80% | ||||
| Dale Hargens | 88% | ||||
| Jeffrey Haverly | 70% | ||||
| SD | State Senate | 13 | Phyllis Heineman | Republican | 70% |
| Thomas Hennies | 65% | ||||
| James Hundstad | 98% | ||||
| SD | State Senate | 18 | Jean Hunhoff | Republican | 85% |
| Mike Jaspers | 35% | ||||
| Kent Juhnke | 55% | ||||
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Dick Kelly | No Party Affiliation | 30% |
| Ted Klaudt | 85% | ||||
| Marguerite Kleven | 90% | ||||
| Frank Kloucek | 80% | ||||
| David Knudson | 55% | ||||
| Gilbert Koetzle | 90% | ||||
| Al Koistinen | 55% | ||||
| Claire Konold | 60% | ||||
| Clarence Kooistra | 75% | ||||
| John Koskan | 70% | ||||
| Elizabeth Kraus | 65% | ||||
| Michael Kroger | 90% | ||||
| Gerald Lange | 95% | ||||
| Michael LaPointe | 65% | ||||
| Maurice LaRue | 73% | ||||
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | James Lintz | No Party Affiliation | 70% |
| Christopher Madsen | 70% | ||||
| Matt McCaulley | 85% | ||||
| Alice Lucille McCoy | 70% | ||||
| Royal McCracken | 60% | ||||
| Ed McLaughlin | 65% | ||||
| SD | Lieutenant Governor | Matt Michels | Republican | 80% | |
| Kathleen Miles | 95% | ||||
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Garry Allen Moore | No Party Affiliation | 80% |
| Casey Murschel | 70% | ||||
| Sam Nachtigal | 95% | ||||
| William Napoli | 70% | ||||
| Benjamin Nesselhuf | 95% | ||||
| SD | State Senate | 3 | Al Novstrup | Republican | 70% |
| Sean O'Brien | 70% | ||||
| Edwin Olson, Jr. | 58% | ||||
| Mel Olson | 95% | ||||
| Ryan Olson | 70% | ||||
| Gordon Pederson | 55% | ||||
| SD | State House | 4 | James Peterson | Democratic | 100% |
| William Peterson | 65% | ||||
| J.E. Putnam | 80% | ||||
| SD | State Senate | 25 | Tim Rave | Republican | 70% |
| John Reedy | 80% | ||||
| SD | State Senate | 29 | Larry Rhoden | Republican | 75% |
| SD | State House | 24 | Tim Rounds | Republican | 65% |
| Donna Schafer | 85% | ||||
| Lee Anton Schoenbeck | 50% | ||||
| Louis Sebert | 60% | ||||
| David Sigdestad | 95% | ||||
| Orville Smidt | 55% | ||||
| Burdette Solum | 70% | ||||
| Daniel Sutton | 83% | ||||
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Duane Sutton | No Party Affiliation | 50% |
| SD | Commissioner | 3 | Paul Symens | 85% | |
| John Teupel | 58% | ||||
| William Thompson | 95% | ||||
| Paul Valandra | 98% | ||||
| Donald Van Etten | 65% | ||||
| SD | State Senate | 19 | Bill Van Gerpen | Republican | 85% |
| Thomas Van Norman | 75% | ||||
| Drue Vitter | 55% | ||||
| Keri Weems | 65% | ||||
| SD | State House | 12 | Hal Wick | Republican | 60% |
| Ron Williamson | 65% |
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How to Interpret these Evaluations
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
