Miner County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for South Dakota Senate and South Dakota House and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Miner County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the South Dakota Secretary of State elections page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Miner County is split across 4 South Dakota Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressSouth Dakota Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 8, 20
South Dakota Senate District 8Clint Hoyer (Independent) · Casey Crabtree (R)
Clint Hoyer
Clint Hoyer is an independent candidate for South Dakota Senate District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Casey Crabtree
Casey Crabtree was born in Lake Preston, raised in Arlington, and graduated from Northern State University with a business degree, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Crabtree was appointed to the South Dakota Senate in 2020, became Senate Majority Leader, and previously worked as Director of Economic Development at Heartland Energy.
Clint Hoyer (Independent), Casey Crabtree (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota Senate District 8. Casey Crabtree is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 session roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageSouth Dakota Senate District 20Paul Miskimins (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Paul Miskimins
Paul Miskimins is the incumbent state senator for South Dakota Senate District 20, per the South Dakota Legislature's official roster. Miskimins is a retired dentist and farmer who has served six years in the Legislature, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Paul Miskimins (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota Senate District 20; unopposed candidates still appear on South Dakota ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Paul Miskimins is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 session roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageSouth Dakota House: 2 districtsDistricts 8, 20
South Dakota House District 8Jon Nelson (R) · Todd Wilkinson (R)
Jon Nelson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Focuses on agriculture and rural South Dakota communities as district priorities.
About Jon Nelson
Jon Nelson is a farmer and cattle feeder from Lake Preston who has farmed and ranched for more than 40 years, per Nelson's campaign site. Nelson served 12 years on the Lake Preston School Board, including as board chair, and serves as a district director for the South Dakota Soybean Association, per the campaign site.
Todd Wilkinson
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
About Todd Wilkinson
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.
Jon Nelson (Republican), Todd Wilkinson (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota House District 8. Voters choose two. The Legislature's 2026 session roster shows no sitting member among these candidates. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageSouth Dakota House District 20Jeff Bathke (R) · Terry Sabers (R)
Jeff Bathke
Jeff Bathke is the sitting Republican state representative for District 20, per the South Dakota Legislature's official roster. His listed occupation is emergency manager, per the same roster. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Terry Sabers
Earned a degree in Accounting and Business Management from Mitchell Technical College and spent 45 years at Muth Electric, serving as Co-President before retiring in 2019, per the campaign site's announcement. Founded the nonprofit Mitchell Area Housing Inc. in 2022 and served on the South Dakota Board of Education from 2008 to 2016, per the campaign site's announcement. Terry Sabers spent 45 years at Muth Electric in Mitchell, serving as co-president before retiring in 2019, per the Mitchell Republic. He grew up on a farm west of Salem and graduated from Mitchell Technical College with a degree in accounting and business management, per the same report. He has served on the South Dakota Board of Education, the Board of Technical Education and the Mitchell Airport Board, and co-founded Mitchell Area Housing Inc. in 2022, per the Mitchell Republic.
Jeff Bathke (Republican), Terry Sabers (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota House District 20. Voters choose two. Jeff Bathke is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 session roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
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South Dakota's field is the Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary; candidates for some offices are nominated at party conventions. Each of the 35 legislative districts elects one senator and two representatives, so House races say voters choose two, except the single-member House districts 26A, 26B, 28A and 28B. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Miner County, South Dakota on November 3, 2026?
Miner County sample ballot 2026: who is running for south dakota senate and south dakota house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in South Dakota?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for South Dakota are listed on the South Dakota election hub. South Dakota election hub →
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