• If a candidate is not listed, the Secretary of State’s office is waiting for the appropriate filing documentation.
• The following positions are nominated at a state party convention (SDCL 12-5-21) and will not show up on this list until that state party has certified the candidates to the Secretary of State’s office. Positions: public utilities commissioner and 3 presidential electors.
• The Libertarian party and No Labels party, in addition to the candidates in SDCL 12-5-21, may nominate US House of Representatives, and legislative candidates at their state party conventions. (SDCL 12-5-25)
• Candidates will not be listed until the Secretary of State’s office receives the official certification(s) from county central committees or state political parties.
• If a candidate is unopposed, that candidate will not be on the Primary Election ballot.
• If a candidate runs as an Independent, that candidate will not be on the Primary Election ballot. Independent candidates are automatically placed on the General Election ballot.
• If a county candidate is unopposed after the Primary Election, that candidate will not be on the General Election ballot.
• The last day for party central committees to fill vacancies, created by candidates who withdrew their nominations, is August 13 (SDCL 12-8-6).
• Local city and school races may be listed on the candidate list and ballot, if the jurisdiction is combining with the county for the Primary Election.

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