RepublicanIncumbent
Sydney Davis
- Experience
- State legislature
South Dakota › South Dakota State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
South Dakota Legislative District 17
Sydney Davis has no major-party opponent.
Sydney Davis has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+17: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 25,014
- People per km²
- 19
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 44%
- White, no degree
- 49%of adults
- White 85%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 2%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
7,796 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Sydney Davis (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
11,525 two-party votes · R+19.1 · R+17.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)59.6%
Kamala Harris (D)40.4%
2022
5,997 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Sydney Davis (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
9,841 votes · R+33.6✓ Arthur Rusch (R)63.9%
Ailee Johns (D)31.7%
Gregory Baldwin (—)4.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
12,985 two-party votes · R+14.7 · R+19.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)57.3%
Joe Biden (D)42.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
10,861 two-party votes · R+16.1 · R+18.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)58.0%
Hillary Clinton (D)42.0%