The 2020 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect one of three members of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Incumbent Republican Gary Hanson was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Remi W. B. Bald Eagle in a landslide.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Gary Hanson, incumbent public utilities commissioner (2003–present)

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Remi W. B. Bald Eagle, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Devin Saxon, graphic designer

General election

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize MarginGaryHanson (R)Remi BaldEagle (D)DevinSaxon (L)Undecided Nielson Brothers PollingNielson Brothers PollingOctober 24–28, 2020469 (LV)± 4.52%50%30%10%10%

Results

By county CountyGary HansonRepublicanRemi W. B. Bald EagleDemocraticDevin SaxonLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Aurora1,07380.37%20715.51%554.12%86664.87%1,335Beadle5,13175.41%1,37220.16%3014.42%3,75955.25%6,804Bennett63156.80%42938.61%514.59%20218.18%1,111Bon Homme2,19377.74%49117.41%1374.86%1,70260.33%2,821Brookings8,52362.45%4,38932.16%7355.39%4,13430.29%13,647Brown11,11867.53%4,53127.52%8144.94%6,58740.01%16,463Brule1,77474.41%48620.39%1245.20%1,28854.03%2,384Buffalo17432.89%34064.27%152.84%-166-31.38%529Butte3,57777.63%73715.99%2946.38%2,84061.63%4,608Campbell73487.90%758.98%263.11%65978.92%835Charles Mix2,53269.09%1,03628.27%972.65%1,49640.82%3,665Clark1,38278.88%27515.70%955.42%1,10763.18%1,752Clay2,77852.13%2,29943.14%2524.73%4798.99%5,329Codington9,28575.59%2,35219.15%6465.26%6,93356.44%12,283Corson60548.67%60548.67%332.65%00.00%1,243Custer3,69270.51%1,24323.74%3015.75%2,44946.77%5,236Davison6,01074.69%1,63120.27%4065.05%4,37954.42%8,047Day1,99971.60%66623.85%1274.55%1,33347.74%2,792Deuel1,70476.24%41618.61%1155.15%1,28857.63%2,235Dewey69436.41%1,14960.28%633.31%-455-23.87%1,906Douglas1,47590.38%1217.41%362.21%1,35482.97%1,632Edmunds1,53381.37%28014.86%713.77%1,25366.51%1,884Fall River2,78971.90%83621.55%2546.55%1,95350.35%3,879Faulk94284.56%13311.94%393.50%80972.62%1,114Grant2,72176.54%67118.87%1634.59%2,05057.67%3,555Gregory1,73280.56%35816.65%602.79%1,37463.91%2,150Haakon1,01592.69%625.66%181.64%95387.03%1,095Hamlin2,38481.70%42114.43%1133.87%1,96367.27%2,918Hand1,48583.05%24513.70%583.24%1,24069.35%1,788Hanson1,75878.55%40418.05%763.40%1,35460.50%2,238Harding69089.38%506.48%324.15%64082.90%772Hughes6,15572.46%2,00223.57%3373.97%4,15348.89%8,494Hutchinson3,00284.37%44912.62%1073.01%2,55371.75%3,558Hyde55981.84%10515.37%192.78%45466.47%683Jackson70865.80%33431.04%343.16%37434.76%1,076Jerauld75278.17%18619.33%242.49%56658.84%962Jones48183.65%6811.83%264.52%41371.83%575Kingsbury2,03476.29%54120.29%913.41%1,49356.00%2,666Lake4,01471.81%1,34224.01%2344.19%2,67247.80%5,590Lawrence8,81866.82%3,43326.01%9467.17%5,38540.80%13,197Lincoln21,90471.15%7,42124.11%1,4604.74%14,48347.05%30,785Lyman1,04367.73%44528.90%523.38%59838.83%1,540Marshall1,42268.96%55526.92%854.12%86742.05%2,062McCook2,14078.02%48617.72%1174.27%1,65460.30%2,743McPherson1,07485.92%13310.64%433.44%94175.28%1,250Meade9,48973.42%2,46819.10%9677.48%7,02154.33%12,924Mellette43758.74%27536.96%324.30%16221.77%744Miner83676.84%20018.38%524.78%63658.46%1,088Minnehaha55,10663.16%27,56831.60%4,5695.24%27,53831.56%87,243Moody2,04166.44%91529.79%1163.78%1,12636.65%3,072Oglala Lakota2578.14%2,82489.40%782.47%-2,567-81.26%3,159Pennington34,68463.96%15,84729.22%3,6976.82%18,83734.74%54,228Perkins1,30282.51%19112.10%855.39%1,11170.41%1,578Potter1,15587.17%13310.04%372.79%1,02277.13%1,325Roberts2,59362.53%1,41034.00%1443.47%1,18328.53%4,147Sanborn87478.53%19717.70%423.77%67760.83%1,113Spink2,22974.42%63421.17%1324.41%1,59553.26%2,995Stanley1,23477.61%30819.37%483.02%92658.24%1,590Sully73581.94%13314.83%293.23%60267.11%897Todd47919.46%1,91577.78%682.76%-1,436-58.33%2,462Tripp2,12582.33%37714.61%793.06%1,74867.73%2,581Turner3,47479.59%70716.20%1844.22%2,76763.39%4,365Union6,01372.19%1,94123.30%3754.50%4,07248.89%8,329Walworth1,97879.79%42016.94%813.27%1,55862.85%2,479Yankton6,73766.98%2,74827.32%5735.70%3,98939.66%10,058Ziebach36140.74%47353.39%525.87%-112-12.64%886Totals272,37868.01%107,49426.84%20,6225.15%164,88441.17%400,494

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Tied Corson (largest city: McLaughlin)

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