South Dakota State House District 31
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mary Fitzgerald Republican, Scott Odenbach Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
3 candidates on the printed ballot. Sorted by last name.
- Last election
- Scott Odenbach (Republican) won by 5.6 points, 2024
- Seats
- 2 seats in this district
- On the 2026 ballot
- 3 candidates
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Candidates on the ballot
2 seats in this district.
- Morgan PluckerDemocratic
- Mary FitzgeraldIncumbentRepublican
- Scott OdenbachIncumbentRepublican
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Source: vip.sdsos.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (23 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 23,903
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanScott OdenbachWon Republican 9,10038.1% RepublicanMary FitzgeraldWon Republican 7,76832.5% IndependentVictoria Greenlee Independent 3,98616.7% IndependentShana McVickers Independent 3,04912.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,346
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanScott OdenbachWon(incumbent) Republican 7,23054.2% RepublicanMary FitzgeraldWon(incumbent) Republican 6,11645.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,614
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanScott OdenbachWon Republican 8,10441.3% RepublicanMary FitzgeraldWon Republican 6,92035.3% DemocraticBrooke Abdallah Democratic 4,59023.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,247
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTimothy R. JohnsWon(incumbent) Republican 6,87937.7% RepublicanCharles M. TurbivilleWon(incumbent) Republican 5,04027.6% DemocraticNaveen Malik Democratic 3,78920.8% DemocraticWyatt Osthus Democratic 2,53913.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,495
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTimothy R. JohnsWon(incumbent) Republican 7,35954.5% RepublicanCharles M. TurbivilleWon Republican 6,13645.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,462
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred W. RomkemaWon(incumbent) Republican 5,55053.0% RepublicanTimothy R. JohnsWon(incumbent) Republican 4,91247.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,934
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred W. RomkemaWon(incumbent) Republican 6,72152.0% RepublicanTimothy R. JohnsWon Republican 6,21348.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,833
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred W. RomkemaWon(incumbent) Republican 6,33540.0% RepublicanCharles M. TurbivilleWon(incumbent) Republican 5,47934.6% DemocraticKevin W. Odea Democratic 4,01925.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,790
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanFred W. RomkemaWon Republican 6,78338.1% RepublicanCharles M. TurbivilleWon(incumbent) Republican 6,23435.0% DemocraticKevin W. Odea Democratic 4,77326.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,047
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTom HillsWon(incumbent) Republican 5,03427.9% RepublicanCharles M. TurbivilleWon(incumbent) Republican 5,03127.9% DemocraticDinah Paris Democratic 3,76420.9% DemocraticDeb Phillips Democratic 3,61520.0% LibertarianAndre Ager Libertarian 6033.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,209
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTom HillsWon Republican 6,02935.0% RepublicanCharles M. TurbivilleWon Republican 5,44931.7% DemocraticGlenn Umphrey Democratic 3,54620.6% IndependentTom Huhnerkoch Independent 2,18512.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,987
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChristopher W. MadsenWon(incumbent) Republican 5,31638.0% RepublicanJohn E. TeupelWon(incumbent) Republican 5,09336.4% DemocraticTerry L. Hutchison Democratic 3,57825.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,825
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. TeupelWon Republican 6,68842.3% RepublicanChristopher W. MadsenWon Republican 6,07438.4% DemocraticMary Ellen Osloond Democratic 3,06319.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,780
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry ApaWon(incumbent) Republican 4,42737.6% RepublicanMark YoungWon Republican 4,33036.8% DemocraticBrandon D. Flanagan Democratic 3,02325.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,554
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKay S. JorgensenWon(incumbent) Republican 6,11634.8% RepublicanJerry ApaWon Republican 5,56131.7% DemocraticBrandon D. Flanagan Democratic 3,63020.7% DemocraticLeah Clark Democratic 2,24712.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,305
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKay S. JorgensenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,30151.0% RepublicanHarvey KrautschunWon(incumbent) Republican 7,00449.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,834
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKay S. JorgensenWon Republican 6,81240.5% RepublicanHarvey KrautschunWon(incumbent) Republican 5,41132.1% DemocraticRandy Tinnell Democratic 4,61127.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,223
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim HoodWon(incumbent) Republican 6,32351.7% RepublicanHarvey KrautschunWon(incumbent) Republican 5,90048.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,706
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim HoodWon(incumbent) Republican 6,49533.0% RepublicanHarvey KrautschunWon(incumbent) Republican 5,66928.8% DemocraticLinda J. Earley Democratic 4,38022.2% DemocraticDarrell Sullivan Democratic 3,16216.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,108
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim HoodWon(incumbent) Republican 6,21841.2% RepublicanHarvey KrautschunWon(incumbent) Republican 5,34735.4% DemocraticGreg Sund Democratic 3,54323.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,572
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim HoodWon(incumbent) Republican 5,87833.5% RepublicanHarvey KrautschunWon Republican 4,81027.4% DemocraticA. P. Fuller Democratic 3,62720.6% DemocraticDarrell Sullivan Democratic 1,96611.2% IndependentJohn H. Reed Independent 1,2917.3% - No results on file 1971 to 1983
- Votes for listed candidates
- 3,407
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert KostbothWon Republican 1,95457.4% DemocraticGerald A. Bunkers Democratic 1,45342.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,655
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave MacfarlaneWon Republican 1,84050.3% DemocraticGeorge Liljedahl(incumbent) Democratic 1,81549.7%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
2 seats.
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Election Wrld. (2026). South Dakota State House District 31, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/sd/house/31. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:sd/sldl:31
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026