2024Final results
2024 election for South Dakota Legislative District 22
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
David Wheeler (R) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Jim A. Schmidt (D) by 46.3 points.
David WheelerRepublican · winner
73.2%7,271
Jim A. SchmidtDemocrat
26.8%2,666
The same year, the district voted R+39.9 for president; this race was R+46.3.9,937 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET