Richard Vasgaard is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 17th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives from January 12, 2021 to January 10, 2023. Vasgaard is a farmer and received a bachelor's degree in agronomy from South Dakota State University.[1] After redistricting in 2022, he was defeated in a primary for a second term.

Election history

  • 2020 Vasgaard was elected with 4,786 votes; Sydney Davis was also elected with 5,278 votes. They defeated Al Leber who received 3,645 votes and Caitlin Collier who received 3,181 votes.[2]
  • 2022 Vasgaard was redistricted into the 16th district, and ran in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Phil Jensen and Karla Lems. Lems had 1848 votes, Jensen had 1733 and Vasgaard had 1616.[3]
2020 South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sydney Davis 5,278 31.25%
Republican Richard Vasgaard 4,786 28.34%
Democratic Al Leber 3,645 21.58%
Democratic Caitlin F. Collier 3,181 18.83%
Total votes 16,890 100.0%
Republican hold
Republican hold

Personal life

He is married to Joyce and has two children.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Richard Vasgaard". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Richard Vasgaard". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  4. ^ "Richard Vasgaard's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Vasgaard
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