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Caleb Finck
Caleb Finck (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 21. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 10, 2023.
Finck (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 19. He lost in the Republican primary on June 7, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Finck was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- House Legislative Procedure Committee
- House Transportation Committee, Chair
- Joint Legislative Procedure Committee
2019-2020
Finck was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- House Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Drew Peterson and Jessica Bahmuller won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Drew Peterson (R) | 53.0 | 6,323 |
| ✔ |  | Jessica Bahmuller (R) | 47.0 | 5,596 |
| Total votes: 11,919 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Jessica Bahmuller and Drew Peterson defeated incumbent Caleb Finck, Michael Boyle, and Roger Hofer in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Bahmuller | 30.2 | 2,229 |
| ✔ | | Drew Peterson | 22.5 | 1,660 |
| Caleb Finck | 20.5 | 1,512 | ||
| Michael Boyle | 19.9 | 1,465 | ||
| Roger Hofer | 7.0 | 513 | ||
| Total votes: 7,379 | |||
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2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Rocky Blare and incumbent Caleb Finck defeated Jessica Hegge in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rocky Blare (R) | 44.3 | 6,330 |
| ✔ | Caleb Finck (R) | 35.3 | 5,038 | |
| Jessica Hegge (D) | 20.4 | 2,911 | ||
| Total votes: 14,279 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jessica Hegge advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Caleb Finck and Rocky Blare advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21.
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lee Qualm and Caleb Finck defeated Anna Kerner Andersson and Faith Spotted Eagle in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lee Qualm (R) | 36.7 | 5,618 |
| ✔ | Caleb Finck (R) | 31.8 | 4,868 | |
| Anna Kerner Andersson (D) | 19.8 | 3,028 | ||
| Faith Spotted Eagle (D) | 11.8 | 1,800 | ||
| Total votes: 15,314 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Jorgensen (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Anna Kerner Andersson and Brian Jorgensen defeated Faith Spotted Eagle in the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anna Kerner Andersson | 39.5 | 455 | |
| ✔ | Brian Jorgensen | 39.4 | 454 | |
| Faith Spotted Eagle | 21.2 | 244 | ||
| Total votes: 1,153 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lee Qualm and Caleb Finck advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Lee Qualm |
| ✔ | Caleb Finck | |
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2016
Elections for the South Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent Bill Van Gerpen (R) did not seek re-election.
Stace Nelson defeated Russell Graeff in the South Dakota State Senate District 19 general election.[1][2]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Stace Nelson |
78.20% | 8,636 | |
| Democratic | Russell Graeff | 21.80% | 2,408 | |
| Total Votes | 11,044 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Russell Graeff ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Russell Graeff (unopposed) | |
Stace Nelson defeated Caleb Finck in the South Dakota State Senate District 19 Republican primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Stace Nelson |
57.72% | 1,552 | |
| Republican | Caleb Finck | 42.28% | 1,137 | |
| Total Votes | 2,689 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Caleb Finck did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
