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Todd Wilkinson

Republican · South Dakota · 2026

Running for South Dakota House District 8, South Dakota

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Protect family farms and property rights, keeping land use decisions local
  • Maintain balanced budgets and control state spending
  • Support rural development through education access, childcare availability and local job creation
Biography

Todd Wilkinson is a De Smet attorney and cattle producer running for South Dakota House District 8, per his campaign site. He has nearly 40 years of legal experience representing families, farmers, businesses and local governments, and he is a past president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, per his campaign site and South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

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South Dakota House District 8South Dakota · 2026Brookings County sample ballot

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