2014 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election

none May 2026 May 2026 2014 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election South Dakota presidential no 2010 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election 2010 2018 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election 2018 November 4, 2014 Ryan Brunner Republican Party (United States) 174,810 76.45% John English Libertarian Party (United States) 53,836 23.55% File:2014 South Dakota commissioner of school and public lands election results map by county.svg 260px County results<br/ >Brunner: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%<br/ >English: #F1C92A 50–60% #DEB02A 60–70% #CE9B1E 70–80% Commissioner of School and Public Lands Vern Larson Republican Party (United States) Ryan Brunner Republican Party (United States) The 2014 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the commissioner of school and public lands of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Vern Larson, who was appointed to the position following the resignation of Jarrod Johnson in August 2013, did not seek election to a full term in office.https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/larson-sworn-in-as-sd-school-and-public-lands-head Republican Ryan Brunner defeated Libertarian John English to succeed Larson.https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/republicans-surging-statewide-races/18505051/ Republican primary Candidates Nominee Ryan Brunner, deputy commissioner of school and public lands (2012–2015)https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/statewide-races-three-running-for-state-treasurer Declined Vern Larson, incumbent commissioner of school and public lands (2013–2015) Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee John Englishhttps://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/10/haber-challenges-jackley-attorney-general/13853971/ General election Results 2014 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election Ryan Brunner Republican Party (United States) 174,810 76.45% John English Libertarian Party (United States) 53,836 23.55% 228,646 100.00% Republican Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/election-resources/election-history/2014/2014GeneralStateCanvass.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20251001122102/https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/election-resources/election-history/2014/2014GeneralStateCanvass.pdf October 1, 2025 live State Canvass Gant Jason Jason Gant November 12, 2014 Secretary of State of South Dakota August 14, 2026Ryan BrunnerRepublicanJohn EnglishLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%Aurora75079.45%19420.55%55658.90%944Beadle3,73478.86%1,00121.14%2,73357.72%4,735Bennett53169.05%23830.95%29338.10%769Bon Homme1,51475.10%50224.90%1,01250.20%2,016Brookings5,94677.92%1,68522.08%4,26155.84%7,631Brown7,37374.59%2,51225.41%4,86149.18%9,885Brule1,22279.15%32220.85%90058.29%1,544Buffalo16446.33%19053.67%-26-7.34%354Butte2,42581.02%56818.98%1,85762.04%2,993Campbell50689.88%5710.12%44979.75%563Charles Mix1,96473.86%69526.14%1,26947.72%2,659Clark99979.67%25520.33%74459.33%1,254Clay1,88966.68%94433.32%94533.36%2,833Codington5,75777.82%1,64122.18%4,11655.64%7,398Corson49264.40%27235.60%22028.80%764Custer2,44377.75%69922.25%1,74455.51%3,142Davison4,03679.81%1,02120.19%3,01559.62%5,057Day1,32470.39%55729.61%76740.78%1,881Deuel1,11276.32%34523.68%76752.64%1,457Dewey62253.85%53346.15%897.71%1,155Douglas1,02490.30%1109.70%91480.60%1,134Edmunds1,18283.06%24116.94%94166.13%1,423Fall River1,87775.29%61624.71%1,26150.58%2,493Faulk62485.36%10714.64%51770.73%731Grant1,82176.93%54623.07%1,27553.87%2,367Gregory1,24479.24%32620.76%91858.47%1,570Haakon71290.70%739.30%63981.40%785Hamlin1,55280.88%36719.12%1,18561.75%1,919Hand1,08886.01%17713.99%91172.02%1,265Hanson91783.06%18716.94%73066.12%1,104Harding49787.96%6812.04%42975.93%565Hughes5,21885.37%89414.63%4,32470.75%6,112Hutchinson2,01487.07%29912.93%1,71574.15%2,313Hyde45285.44%7714.56%37570.89%529Jackson57172.37%21827.63%35344.74%789Jerauld54782.26%11817.74%42964.51%665Jones36885.78%6114.22%30771.56%429Kingsbury1,39780.10%34719.90%1,05060.21%1,744Lake3,02177.30%88722.70%2,13454.61%3,908Lawrence5,78176.62%1,76423.38%4,01753.24%7,545Lincoln11,29481.07%2,63718.93%8,65762.14%13,931Lyman77773.51%28026.49%49747.02%1,057Marshall96173.30%35026.70%61146.61%1,311McCook1,32480.00%33120.00%99360.00%1,655McPherson80489.63%9310.37%71179.26%897Meade5,84079.98%1,46220.02%4,37859.96%7,302Mellette36863.67%21036.33%15827.34%578Miner52978.25%14721.75%38256.51%676Minnehaha31,48774.31%10,88725.69%20,60048.61%42,374Moody1,40671.81%55228.19%85443.62%1,958Pennington21,64976.94%6,49023.06%15,15953.87%28,139Perkins97983.82%18916.18%79067.64%1,168Potter86886.28%13813.72%73072.56%1,006Roberts1,73866.92%85933.08%87933.85%2,597Sanborn56278.49%15421.51%40856.98%716Shannon42321.14%1,57878.86%-1,155-57.72%2,001Spink1,57277.32%46122.68%1,11154.65%2,033Stanley93482.00%20518.00%72964.00%1,139Sully53386.25%8513.75%44872.49%618Todd59135.37%1,08064.63%-489-29.26%1,671Tripp1,57280.66%37719.34%1,19561.31%1,949Turner2,20879.77%56020.23%1,64859.54%2,768Union3,46479.65%88520.35%2,57959.30%4,349Walworth1,42085.18%24714.82%1,17370.37%1,667Yankton4,45772.60%1,68227.40%2,77545.20%6,139Ziebach33764.81%18335.19%15429.62%520Totals174,81076.45%53,83623.55%120,97452.91%228,646 References commissioner of school and public lands South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands Category:South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands elections