2016 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election

none April 2026 April 2026 2016 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election South Dakota no 2016 11 08 2014 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election 2014 2018 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election 2018 2012 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission special election 2012 (special) 2022 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election 2022 Chris Nelson Republican Party (United States) 268,948 75.38% Henry Red Cloud Democratic Party (United States) 87,859 24.62% 2016 South Dakota public utilities commission seat 1 election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsNelson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Red Cloud: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #0d0596 >90% Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson Republican Party (United States) Chris Nelson Republican Party (United States) The 2016 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect one of three members of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Incumbent Republican Chris Nelson, appointed to the position in 2011 and elected to an unexpired term in 2012, was re-elected to his first full term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Henry Red Cloud in a landslide.https://www.sdpb.org/politics/2016-11-09/nelson-keeps-puc-seat Republican primary Candidates Nominee Chris Nelson, incumbent public utilities commissioner (2011–present)https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2016/10/31/nelson-leads-red-cloud-money-race/93085872/ Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Henry Red Cloud, entrepreneurhttps://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2016/10/26/puc-race-pits-incumbent-against-newcomer-renewable-energy-focus/92641666/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z119046e002400v119046d--90--b--90--&gca-ft=147&gca-ds=sophi General election Results 2016 South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election Chris Nelson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 268,948 75.38% Henry Red Cloud Democratic Party (United States) 87,859 24.62% 356,807 100.00% Republican Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/Archive/2016%20Assets/2016GeneralElectionOfficialResultsStateCanvass.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260802063905/https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/Archive/2016%20Assets/2016GeneralElectionOfficialResultsStateCanvass.pdf August 2, 2026 live 2016 General Election Official Results State Canvass Krebs Shantel Shantel Krebs November 15, 2016 Secretary of State of South Dakota August 14, 2026Chris NelsonRepublicanHenry Red CloudDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Aurora1,20185.24%20814.76%99370.48%1,409Beadle5,37680.16%1,33119.84%4,04560.31%6,707Bennett68561.22%43438.78%25122.43%1,119Bon Homme2,41583.51%47716.49%1,93867.01%2,892Brookings8,89972.50%3,37627.50%5,52344.99%12,275Brown11,77575.46%3,82924.54%7,94650.92%15,604Brule1,86283.24%37516.76%1,48766.47%2,237Buffalo17435.73%31364.27%-139-28.54%487Butte3,54284.27%66115.73%2,88168.55%4,203Campbell76392.94%587.06%70585.87%821Charles Mix2,63977.50%76622.50%1,87355.01%3,405Clark1,36984.82%24515.18%1,12469.64%1,614Clay2,85858.95%1,99041.05%86817.90%4,848Codington9,12281.04%2,13418.96%6,98862.08%11,256Corson58951.71%55048.29%393.42%1,139Custer3,50776.36%1,08623.64%2,42152.71%4,593Davison6,40581.59%1,44518.41%4,96063.18%7,850Day1,96474.73%66425.27%1,30049.47%2,628Deuel1,65080.84%39119.16%1,25961.69%2,041Dewey70242.21%96157.79%-259-15.57%1,663Douglas1,42791.12%1398.88%1,28882.25%1,566Edmunds1,58286.17%25413.83%1,32872.33%1,836Fall River2,54174.10%88825.90%1,65348.21%3,429Faulk94185.94%15414.06%78771.87%1,095Grant2,82781.75%63118.25%2,19663.50%3,458Gregory1,65482.33%35517.67%1,29964.66%2,009Haakon96493.87%636.13%90187.73%1,027Hamlin2,33886.40%36813.60%1,97072.80%2,706Hand1,55687.12%23012.88%1,32674.24%1,786Hanson1,52981.16%35518.84%1,17462.31%1,884Harding69992.83%547.17%64585.66%753Hughes6,75082.66%1,41617.34%5,33465.32%8,166Hutchinson2,88587.29%42012.71%2,46574.58%3,305Hyde58085.93%9514.07%48571.85%675Jackson72568.46%33431.54%39136.92%1,059Jerauld74978.51%20521.49%54457.02%954Jones48988.27%6511.73%42476.53%554Kingsbury1,97079.56%50620.44%1,46459.13%2,476Lake4,85075.39%1,58324.61%3,26750.79%6,433Lawrence8,51174.01%2,98925.99%5,52248.02%11,500Lincoln19,53680.19%4,82619.81%14,71060.38%24,362Lyman1,04975.63%33824.37%71151.26%1,387Marshall1,42174.95%47525.05%94649.89%1,896McCook2,15084.55%39315.45%1,75769.09%2,543McPherson1,02189.80%11610.20%90579.60%1,137Meade9,03680.94%2,12819.06%6,90861.88%11,164Mellette44965.93%23234.07%21731.86%681Miner88583.41%17616.59%70966.82%1,061Minnehaha53,39471.95%20,81528.05%32,57943.90%74,209Moody2,08372.15%80427.85%1,27944.30%2,887Oglala Lakota2699.37%2,60190.63%-2,332-81.25%2,870Pennington32,89272.48%12,49027.52%20,40244.96%45,382Perkins1,38588.39%18211.61%1,20376.77%1,567Potter1,16689.35%13910.65%1,02778.70%1,305Roberts2,53166.66%1,26633.34%1,26533.32%3,797Sanborn92484.31%17215.69%75268.61%1,096Spink2,36180.72%56419.28%1,79761.44%2,925Stanley1,29383.96%24716.04%1,04667.92%1,540Sully73487.28%10712.72%62774.55%841Todd46922.56%1,61077.44%-1,141-54.88%2,079Tripp2,21485.61%37214.39%1,84271.23%2,586Turner3,38283.30%67816.70%2,70466.60%4,060Union5,86777.41%1,71222.59%4,15554.82%7,579Walworth2,04585.17%35614.83%1,68970.35%2,401Yankton6,95575.25%2,28724.75%4,66850.51%9,242Ziebach37349.87%37550.13%-2-0.27%748Totals268,94875.38%87,85924.62%181,08950.75%356,807 References Category:South Dakota Public Utilities Commission elections Public Utilities Commission