The 2018 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect one of three members of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Incumbent Republican Kristie Fiegen was re-elected to a second full term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Wayne Frederick in a landslide.https://www.rtoinsider.com/21501-two-rsc-representatives-win-re-election/
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kristie Fiegen, incumbent public utilities commissioner (2011–present)https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/16/fiegen-announces-re-election-bid-gop-event/673441001/
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Wayne Frederickhttps://www.dakotanewsnow.com/content/news/Democrats-name-School-and-Public-Lands-candidate-485695771.html
General election
Results
By county CountyKristie FiegenRepublicanWayne FrederickDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Aurora80768.56%37031.44%43737.13%1,177Beadle3,85867.59%1,85032.41%2,00835.18%5,708Bennett55153.55%47846.45%737.09%1,029Bon Homme1,68367.81%79932.19%88435.62%2,482Brookings6,85262.45%4,12037.55%2,73224.90%10,972Brown8,30261.81%5,12938.19%3,17323.62%13,431Brule1,38770.77%57329.23%81441.53%1,960Buffalo16732.43%34867.57%-181-35.15%515Butte2,76477.40%80722.60%1,95754.80%3,571Campbell60387.01%9012.99%51374.03%693Charles Mix2,09563.47%1,20636.53%88926.93%3,301Clark1,02967.48%49632.52%53334.95%1,525Clay2,03747.55%2,24752.45%-210-4.90%4,284Codington6,68568.66%3,05131.34%3,63437.33%9,736Corson46443.57%60156.43%-137-12.86%1,065Custer2,99472.13%1,15727.87%1,83744.25%4,151Davison4,72070.18%2,00629.82%2,71440.35%6,726Day1,38556.42%1,07043.58%31512.83%2,455Deuel1,25267.79%59532.21%65735.57%1,847Dewey58033.64%1,14466.36%-564-32.71%1,724Douglas1,21086.49%18913.51%1,02172.98%1,399Edmunds1,13573.18%41626.82%71946.36%1,551Fall River2,14371.10%87128.90%1,27242.20%3,014Faulk77578.84%20821.16%56757.68%983Grant2,03768.91%91931.09%1,11837.82%2,956Gregory1,38271.42%55328.58%82942.84%1,935Haakon78888.24%10511.76%68376.48%893Hamlin1,91876.20%59923.80%1,31952.40%2,517Hand1,16375.37%38024.63%78350.75%1,543Hanson1,07873.18%39526.82%68346.37%1,473Harding58489.02%7210.98%51278.05%656Hughes5,43372.22%2,09027.78%3,34344.44%7,523Hutchinson2,43479.70%62020.30%1,81459.40%3,054Hyde47776.20%14923.80%32852.40%626Jackson57461.72%35638.28%21823.44%930Jerauld57067.30%27732.70%29334.59%847Jones42483.30%8516.70%33966.60%509Kingsbury1,54067.81%73132.19%80935.62%2,271Lake3,46770.94%1,42029.06%2,04741.89%4,887Lawrence6,82766.54%3,43333.46%3,39433.08%10,260Lincoln15,84670.21%6,72429.79%9,12240.42%22,570Lyman86566.85%42933.15%43633.69%1,294Marshall93852.55%84747.45%915.10%1,785McCook1,67072.74%62627.26%1,04445.47%2,296McPherson81682.18%17717.82%63964.35%993Meade7,12074.31%2,46125.69%4,65948.63%9,581Mellette34350.52%33649.48%71.03%679Miner69169.31%30630.69%38538.62%997Minnehaha40,48461.83%24,98838.17%15,49623.67%65,472Moody1,67162.58%99937.42%67225.17%2,670Oglala Lakota2669.06%2,66990.94%-2,403-81.87%2,935Pennington25,37465.15%13,57534.85%11,79930.29%38,949Perkins1,00381.15%23318.85%77062.30%1,236Potter90982.56%19217.44%71765.12%1,101Roberts1,72750.67%1,68149.33%461.35%3,408Sanborn71675.93%22724.07%48951.86%943Spink1,70564.71%93035.29%77529.41%2,635Stanley1,02773.51%37026.49%65747.03%1,397Sully63985.54%10814.46%53171.08%747Todd43319.83%1,75180.17%-1,318-60.35%2,184Tripp1,76075.15%58224.85%1,17850.30%2,342Turner2,79276.75%84623.25%1,94653.49%3,638Union4,40869.53%1,93230.47%2,47639.05%6,340Walworth1,64677.57%47622.43%1,17055.14%2,122Yankton5,08262.76%3,01537.24%2,06725.53%8,097Ziebach33142.93%44057.07%-109-14.14%771Totals206,43665.46%108,92534.54%97,51130.92%315,361
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