By Aberdeen Insider - November 14, 2024 in BROWN COUNTY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 8, 2024 – CANVASS OF NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
Brown County Commissioners Chairman Duane Sutton, Vice-Chairman Doug Fjeldheim, Mike Gage, Mike Wiese and Drew Dennert convened for the purpose of canvassing the November 5, 2024 General Election, as authorized by SDCL 12-20-36 at 2:00 p.m. on November 8, 2024 in the Commissioner’s Chambers, Courthouse Annex, Brown County, SD. Pledge was led by Commissioner Sutton.
Moved by Commissioner Wiese seconded by Dennert to approve the Official Canvass, as follows:
Presidential Electors
Kamala D. Harris &
Tim Walz – DEM 6,075
Chase Oliver &
Mike ter Matt – LIB 72
Donald J. Trump &
JD Vance – REP 10,645
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. &
Nicole Shanahan – IND 251
United States Representative
Sheryl Johnson – DEM 4,753
Dusty Johnson – REP 11,974
Public Utilities Commissioner
Forrest Wilson – DEM 4,567
- Gideon Oakes – LIB 698
Kristie Fiegen – REP 10,628
State Senator-District 01
Micheal H. Rohl – REP 3,229
State Senator-District 03
Carl Perry – REP 6,900
State Senator – District 23
Mark Lapka – REP 802
State Representative – District 01
Steven D. McCleerey – DEM 983
Mark Sumption – DEM 1,563
Josh Dennert – LIB 668
Tamara Lesnar – LIB 148
Logan Manhart – REP 2,427
Christopher Reder – REP 2,219
State Representative – District 03
Erin R. Rudner – DEM 4,515
Brandei Schaefbauer – REP 6,049
Al Novstrup – REP 5,738
State Representative – District 23
Scott Moore – REP 635
Spencer Gosch – REP 655
Supreme Court Retention: Justice Scott P. Myren
Yes 12,367
No 2,380
Constitutional Amendment E:
Updating Gender references
Yes 7,061
No 9,728
Constitutional Amendment F:
Impose Work Requirement for Expanded Medicaid Benefits
Yes 9,646
No 7,105
Constitutional Amendment G:
Establishing Right to Abortion
Yes 6,990
No 9,990
Constitutional Amendment H:
Establishing Top-Two Primary Elections
Yes 5,616
No 10,898
Initiated Measure 28:
Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Human Consumption
Yes 4,847
No 11,909
Initiated Measure 29:
Legalizing the Recreational Use, Possession and Distribution of Marijuana
Yes 7,618
No 9,368
Referred Law 21:
A Referred Act to Provide New Statutory Requirements for Regulating Linear Transmission Facilities – All Counties Impose a Surcharge on Pipeline Companies & to Establish Landowner Bill of Rights
Yes 6,127
No 10,264
- Note: There were 9 provisional ballots and 3 are included in these totals.
All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
POST-ELECTION DRAW: Chairman Sutton drew VC-4 – Columbia, which had 243 ballots cast. Commissioner Gage drew for the Statewide race which will be the Presidential Race. Commissioner Dennert picked for any other race which will be the US Representative. The Post Election Audit will be on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Commissioner Wiese, seconded Fjeldheim by to adjourn the Canvass Meeting for the November 5, 2024 General Election. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Lynn Heupel, Brown County Auditor
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