DemocratNot in office · last served 2024Last on a ballot: Nov 2022
Oren L. Lesmeister
Oren L. Lesmeister ran in 6 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 5. Served in the South Dakota House of Representatives (LD-28A).
- Elections
- 6
- 2014–2022
- Won
- 5
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Lesmeister was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028South Dakota House of Representatives, LD-28A
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Lesmeister has run
Margin: how far Lesmeister finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Dakota House of Representatives, LD-28A | General | Won | Ralph Lyon (R) | 50.6% | D+1.2 |
| 2020 | South Dakota House of Representatives, LD-28A | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2018 | South Dakota House of Representatives, LD-28A | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2016 | South Dakota House of Representatives, LD-28A | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2014 | South Dakota State Senate, District 28 | General | Lost | Betty Olson (R) | 45.4% | R+9.3 |
| 2014 | South Dakota State Senate, District 28 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Lesmeister has held
- South Dakota House of Representatives, LD-28A · 2017–2024
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Lesmeister has run against
- Ralph Lyon (R) · 2022 election, won
- Betty Olson (R) · 2014 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)