RepublicanIncumbent
Tom Pischke
- Experience
- State legislature
South Dakota › South Dakota State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
South Dakota Legislative District 25
R vs RSame-party general election. Two Republicans advanced to November: the seat stays Republican.
Tom Pischke has no major-party opponent.
Tom Pischke has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+36: 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
- 30,025
- People per km²
- 11
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 33%
- White, no degree
- 59%of adults
- White 87%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 8%
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
13,301 votes · R+45.4✓ Tom Pischke (R)72.7%
Brian Wirth (D)27.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
13,819 two-party votes · R+40.3 · R+38.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.2%
Kamala Harris (D)29.8%
2022
7,868 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tom Pischke (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
12,878 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Marsha Symens (R)58.9%
Rick W Knobe (—)32.7%
Seth William Van'T Hof (—)8.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
16,107 two-party votes · R+33.4 · R+38.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)66.7%
Joe Biden (D)33.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
13,072 two-party votes · R+34.4 · R+36.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)67.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)32.8%
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