RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Spencer Gosch

South Dakota State Representative, District 23 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Representative, District 23Born 1984

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 9; 34 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.7%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 92%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +3.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Agriculture and Natural Resources · vice chair
Bonding
Executive Board
State Affairs

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 34 sponsored · 9 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1076 revise restrictions on residence within a community safety zone and to declare an emergency.
Crimes · Became law Feb 2026

HB 1058 require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application…
Gambling · Became law Feb 2026

HB 1078 direct the amendment of the Administrative Rules of South Dakota regarding the coursework required for high…
Administrative Rule Revision · Failed in the House Jan 2026

SB 148 terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation.
Fund · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 1031 revise and repeal provisions related to rape offenses and to increase the penalty therefor.
Crimes · Failed in committee Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gosch sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives

Gosch is closer to the center than 24% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Tony Kayser, Julie Auch, Karla Lems

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET

With Gosch’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the South Dakota House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Gosch’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Gosch	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 30, 2026	HB 1138: require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.	No	Yes	Yes	Failed 36–27
Mar 30, 2026	HB 1077: consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 32–32
Mar 9, 2026	SB 245: create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 42–27
Mar 5, 2026	SB 159: revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 40–27
Mar 5, 2026	SB 179: permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to…	No	Yes	No	Passed 42–25

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Gosch was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028South Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 South Dakota House of Representatives, District 23

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	South Dakota Legislative District 23	Won	R+3.0	R+63.3	−60.3
2024	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+3.6	—	—
2020	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+10.1	—	—
2018	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+3.9	—	—
2016	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+7.6	—	—