SD · Candidate
Tamara Lesnar
LIBCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Secretary of State of South Dakota
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.[1][3] She supports continuing to use vote-tabulation machines and proposes online databases letting residents indicate preferences on issues before lawmakers vote.[1]
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][3]
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.[2] 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.[2]
- 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.Lesnar for South Dakota · Lesnar for South Dakota Candidate's own words
- 3.Musk DOGE cuts motivate former U.S. Senate candidate to run again · South Dakota Searchlight · 2026-10-19 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
