RepublicanIncumbent
Amber Hulse
- Experience
- State legislature
South Dakota › South Dakota State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
South Dakota Legislative District 30
Amber Hulse has no major-party opponent.
Amber Hulse has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+47: 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
- 29,946
- People per km²
- 3
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 37%
- White, no degree
- 54%of adults
- White 84%
- Hispanic 5%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 10%
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
15,084 votes · R+48.7✓ Amber Hulse (R)74.4%
Bret Swanson (D)25.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
15,999 two-party votes · R+46.6 · R+45.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.3%
Kamala Harris (D)26.7%
2022
9,598 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Julie Frye-Mueller (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
14,089 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Julie Frye-Mueller (R)71.3%
A Gideon Oakes (—)28.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
14,985 two-party votes · R+44.5 · R+49.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.2%
Joe Biden (D)27.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
12,443 two-party votes · R+50.9 · R+53.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)75.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)24.6%