RepublicanIncumbent
Jim Mehlhaff
- Experience
- State legislature
South Dakota › South Dakota State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
South Dakota Legislative District 24
Jim Mehlhaff has no major-party opponent.
Jim Mehlhaff has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+40: 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
- 25,118
- People per km²
- 2
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 35%
- White, no degree
- 56%of adults
- White 82%
- Hispanic 3%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 14%
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
9,555 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jim Mehlhaff (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
1,707 two-party votes · R+47.6 · R+46.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.8%
Kamala Harris (D)26.2%
2022
8,246 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jim Mehlhaff (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
9,254 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mary Duvall (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
18,230 two-party votes · R+37.7 · R+42.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)68.8%
Joe Biden (D)31.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
11,512 two-party votes · R+46.5 · R+48.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)26.7%