Biography
Neal Tapio is an independent candidate for the South Dakota House of Representatives, District 5, in the November 3, 2026 general election, and a former Republican state senator who represented District 5 from 2017 to 2019.[1][2]
Tapio is a business owner and the president of NT Sales and Leasing, Inc., and he graduated from Moorhead State University.[2]
Tapio was elected to the South Dakota State Senate from District 5 in 2016 as a Republican and took office on January 10, 2017.[2] In the 2017 session he served on the Commerce and Energy, Government Operations and Audit, and Health and Human Services committees, the last as vice chair.[2] In 2018 he sought the Republican nomination for South Dakota's at-large U.S. House seat and finished third in the June 5 primary with 23.9 percent of the vote.[2]
- 1.South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Neal Tapio - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
South Dakota House District 5
Neal Tapio is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota House District 5 as IND. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
