Nicole Uhre-Balk and Steve Duffy won the 2 seats for State House, District 32 in the November 3, 2026 election, according to unofficial results from South Dakota Secretary of State.
Zachary Martin finished next with 2,317 votes, 349 behind Steve Duffy.
The election office reported 671 of 671 precincts reporting. In all, 10,022 votes were counted in this race.
Full results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Uhre-Balk (won) | Democratic | 3,283 | 32.8% |
| Steve Duffy (won) | Republican | 2,666 | 26.6% |
| Zachary Martin | Republican | 2,317 | 23.1% |
| Samuel Hare Sr | Independent | 1,756 | 17.5% |
What the job involves
Members of the state legislature write and vote on state laws and the state budget, including school funding and the rules cities and counties work under.
What Nicole Uhre-Balk said during the campaign
- Campaign priorities: Her campaign identifies education, affordability, and protecting the Black Hills as priorities. (Nicole Uhre-Balk campaign website)
- School funding: She supports a zero-percent school-construction revolving loan fund to reduce districts’ borrowing costs and ease pressure on property taxpayers. (Nicole Uhre-Balk campaign website)
- Mining and water: She says she wants to modernize mining laws and protect Black Hills water and other natural resources. (Nicole Uhre-Balk campaign website)
What happens next
These results are unofficial. They become final when election officials certify them at the canvass, and totals can still change a little as remaining mailed and provisional ballots are counted.
Every race in Rapid City is on our election results page. More about Nicole Uhre-Balk is on their candidate page.
