RepublicanIncumbent
Brandon Wipf
- Experience
- State legislature
South Dakota › South Dakota State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
South Dakota Legislative District 22
Brandon Wipf has no major-party opponent.
Brandon Wipf has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+41: 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
- 25,528
- People per km²
- 3
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 27%
- White, no degree
- 57%of adults
- White 74%
- Hispanic 12%
- Black 1%
- Asian 7%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
9,937 votes · R+46.3✓ David Wheeler (R)73.2%
Jim A Schmidt (D)26.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
10,151 two-party votes · R+40.9 · R+39.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.4%
Kamala Harris (D)29.6%
2022
6,581 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ David Wheeler (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
7,397 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ David Wheeler (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
10,546 two-party votes · R+38.4 · R+42.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.2%
Joe Biden (D)30.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
9,681 two-party votes · R+38.2 · R+40.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.1%
Hillary Clinton (D)30.9%