Secretary of State of South Dakota
Tamara Lesnar
CandidateLIB
- Race
- Secretary of State of South Dakota
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Heather Baxter (R); Terrence Davis (D)
- Research
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Tamara Lesnar of Grenville is the Libertarian nominee for South Dakota secretary of state. A former compliance officer at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange who now runs a small collectibles business, she ran for U.S. Senate in 2022 and the state House in 2024. She supports continuing to use vote-tabulation machines and proposes online databases letting residents indicate preferences on issues before lawmakers vote.[1][2]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Heather Baxter R | challenger |
| Terrence Davis D | challenger |
| Tamara Lesnar LIB | challenger |
Libertarian nominee.
Biography
Tamara Lesnar of Grenville is the Libertarian nominee for South Dakota secretary of state. A former compliance officer at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange who now runs a small collectibles business, she ran for U.S. Senate in 2022 and the state House in 2024. She supports continuing to use vote-tabulation machines and proposes online databases letting residents indicate preferences on issues before lawmakers vote.[1][2]
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Lesnar worked as a compliance officer at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and now operates a small collectibles business in Grenville.[1] She was the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota in 2022, receiving 4% of the vote, and ran unsuccessfully for the South Dakota House in 2024.[1][2]
The Libertarian Party of South Dakota nominated Lesnar for secretary of state, and her campaign says she promises to protect civil liberties and civil rights.[3] Her platform lists easier access to voting locations, curbing double taxation, a statewide database for ballot initiatives and signatures, and filing lawsuits against laws that violate the Bill of Rights.[3]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Positions on election hand-counting split candidates in South Dakota's secretary of state race · South Dakota Searchlight · 2026-10-14 News report
- 2.Musk DOGE cuts motivate former U.S. Senate candidate to run again · South Dakota Searchlight · 2026-10-19 News report
- 3.Lesnar for South Dakota · Lesnar for South Dakota Candidate's own words
- 4.Lesnar for South Dakota · Lesnar for South Dakota Candidate's own words
- 5.Positions on election hand-counting split candidates in South Dakota's secretary of state race · South Dakota Searchlight · 2026-10-14 News report