2014 Sioux Falls mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 2014 Sioux Falls mayoral election South Dakota File:Flag of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.svg presidential no 2010 Sioux Falls mayoral election 2010 2018 Sioux Falls mayoral election 2018 April 8, 2014 150x150px Mike Huether File:Navy Week Sioux Falls 2016 (3) (cropped).jpg Nonpartisan 17,612 55.82% c0c0c0 Greg Jamison File:3x4.svg Nonpartisan 13,939 44.18% c0c0c0 Mayor Mike Huether Nonpartisan Mike Huether Nonpartisan The 2014 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 8, 2014. Incumbent Mayor Mike Huether, first elected in 2010, ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by City Councilmember Greg Jamison. Huether defeated Jamison by a wide margin, though slightly reduced from his margin four years earlier, winning 56–44 percent. Candidates Mike Huether, incumbent MayorWalker Jon Huether to seek 2nd term as mayor Argus Leader June 21, 2013 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2A https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175960454/ July 5, 2025 Greg Jamison, City CouncilmemberMontgomery David Jamison: Change style of leadership Argus Leader July 24, 2013 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1A https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175959211/ July 5, 2025 Campaign Huether announced that he would seek a second term as mayor, arguing that he had "a pattern for getting stuff done for the city." Greg Jamison, a member of the City Council, announced that he would challenge Huether for re-election, and "sharply criticiz[ed] Huether in his announcement, saying, "If we don't change the culture at City Hall, the Sioux Falls I've grown [in] and the quality of life . . . is going to be ruined." Throughout the campaign, Jamison attacked Huether for his leadership style and unwillingness to compromise with others.Atyeo J.L. Resounding win over challenge from councilor Argus Leader April 9, 2014 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 3A https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175960853/ July 5, 2025 Though the race was formally nonpartisan, the county Republican Party sent a postcard attacking Huether, a Democrat, shortly before the election. The postcard compared Huether to then-President Barack Obama, said that he supported "higher taxes" and acted "like a dictator." Both Huether and Jamison, a Republican, condemned the postcard.Montgomery David Huether, Jamison rebuke postcard Argus Leader April 4, 2014 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1C https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175960894/ July 5, 2025 The Argus Leader endorsed Huether for another term, praising him for "presid[ing] over one of the more productive, transformative times in Sioux Falls history." Though the Argus Leader criticized him for "[h]is forceful approach to governing" and his "investment in a local development project," it noted that he was "a hard worker, a dedicated public servant and a driving, focused leader." It praised Jamison as "an earnest public servant, well-intentioned and dedicated," but not "the best fit for the mayor's position" when matched against Huether.Strong mayor deserves another term Argus Leader April 6, 2014 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2C https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/175961063/ July 5, 2025 Ultimately, Huether defeated Jamison by a wide margin, winning 56 percent of the vote to Jamison's 43 percent. Results 2014 Sioux Falls mayoral primary election4/8/2014 - Regular - Summary Report April 15, 2014 Sioux Falls City Clerk https://amv.siouxfalls.gov/publicaccess/api/Document/AT1wA2l34WTvaeYK0Y6zhjtbybdnrO4Fu23hknqJ%C3%812PDG1WxFHuF%C3%81yOw1pL7BHjVi5uO0AnwC8lp9N2%C3%81vd7EYBo%3D/ July 4, 2025 Mike Huether (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 17,612 56.66% Greg Jamison Nonpartisan candidate 13,939 44.18% 31,551 100.00% References Category:Government of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls Category:2014 South Dakota elections Category:April 2014 in the United States Category:Mayoral elections in Sioux Falls, South Dakota