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South Dakota's 7th legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate, it has been represented by Republican Tim Reed since 2023. In the House, it has been represented by Republicans Mellissa Heermann and Roger DeGroot since 2023.^[1]

Geography

The district is based in and around Brookings, the state's fourth-largest city, in eastern South Dakota.^[2]

Recent elections

South Dakota legislators are elected to two-year terms, with each permitted to serve a maximum of four consecutive two-year terms.^[3] Elections are held every even-numbered year.

State senate elections

Year	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	General election	Primary elections
2022	V. J. Smith	Republican	2018	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Tim Reed (Republican) 100%	Republican: ▌Y Tim Reed (inc.) 60.2% ▌ Julie Erickson 39.8%
2020	V. J. Smith	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y V. J. Smith (Republican) 100%
2018	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y V. J. Smith (Republican) 61.2% ▌ Mary Perpich (Independent) 38.8%
2016	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 65.9% ▌ Mary Perpich (Democratic) 34.1%	Republican: ▌Y Larry Tidemann (inc.) 59.5% ▌ Doug Post 40.5%
2014	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 62.7% ▌ Jay Vanduch (Democratic) 37.3%
2012	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 53.5% ▌ Pamela Merchant (Democratic) 46.5%

References

^ "Tim Reed". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
^ "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.