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American politician
Doug Post
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
2019–2021
Preceded bySpencer Hawley
Succeeded byLarry Tidemann
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGinger
Children3
Residence(s)Volga, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma materSouth Dakota State University
OccupationDairy Farmer

Doug Post is an American politician. He is a Republican who represented the 7th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.

Political career

In 2016, Post ran to represent District 7 in the South Dakota State Senate, but lost the Republican primary to Larry Tidemann.

In 2018, Post ran for one of District 7's two seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives. He and fellow Republican Tim Reed won in a five-way race with two Democrats and one independent candidate.

In 2020, Post ran for re-election, but lost in the Republican primary.

Electoral record

2016 Republican primary: South Dakota State Senate, District 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Larry Tidemann 713 59.47%
Republican Doug Post 486 40.53%
2018 general election: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Tim Reed 4,593 32.9%
Republican Checked Doug Post 3,132 22.5%
Democratic Dwight Adamson 2,468 17.7%
Independent Cory Ann Ellis 1,976 1.42%
Democratic Zachary Kovach 1,780 12.8%
2020 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Tim Reed 1,205 40.9%
Republican Checked Larry Tidemann 977 33.2%
Republican Doug Post 764 25.9%

References

  1. ^ "Doug Post". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Doug Post's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "Representative Doug Post - 2020". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present)
Speaker of the House
Hugh Bartels (R-5)
Speaker pro tempore
Mike Stevens (R-18)
Majority Leader
Will Mortenson (R-24)

Minority Leader
Oren Lesmeister (D-28)


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