General election · 3 November 2026

State House, District 28A

3 candidates on the ballot, listed in certified ballot order.

Race type: Contested
Candidates: 3
Surveys returned: 0 of 3
Race receipts: $6,600

Jana Hunt

Sitting legislator · Rancher/Registered Nurse, Dupree

RepublicanBallot order 1Filed 13 Feb 2026

Where they stand on data centers

100%protective votes — 3 of 3 tracked roll calls

Stood with residents

Survey: no response recorded

The position above is drawn from roll-call votes only. This candidate has not answered the questionnaire in their own words.

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Money — a signal, never a position

$6,600Total receipts reported

—From flagged donors

No itemized donors filed. That is not the same as having raised nothing.

Committee: Jana Hunt 4 Sd.

A flag means a donor matched a category. It is not a finding that anything improper happened.

How to reach them

Official emailJana.Hunt@sdlegislature.gov
Campaign emailJanahunt538@gmail.com
Switchboard(605) 773-3851
Campaign phone(605) 200-2057

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Chastity "Chas" Jewett

Not a sitting legislator · Mobridge

DemocratBallot order 2Filed 7 Jul 2026

Where they stand on data centers

Nothing on record.Chastity has never held legislative office, so there are no roll calls to score.

Survey: no response recorded

With no voting record and no returned questionnaire, this page has nothing from them on data centers. Voters have no stated position to weigh.

Ask them to answer

Money — a signal, never a position

$0Total receipts reported

—From flagged donors

No itemized donors filed. That is not the same as having raised nothing.

Committee: Jewett For 28a.

A flag means a donor matched a category. It is not a finding that anything improper happened.

How to reach them

Campaign emailaaliyah.mxrie312@gmail.com
Campaign phone(605) 581-9616

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Carl J. Petersen

Not a sitting legislator

DemocratWithdrawn

Withdrawn from this race.The name is still printed on the ballot because the withdrawal came after certification, but a vote cast for this candidate does not elect them.

Where they stand on data centers

Nothing on record.Carl has never held legislative office, so there are no roll calls to score.

Survey: no response recorded

With no voting record and no returned questionnaire, this page has nothing from them on data centers. Voters have no stated position to weigh.

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What the flags mean

A · Data center and Big Tech: The industry itself, its lobbyists, and the trade group that testified for the 50-year tax break.
B · Utility, power and energy: Utilities, generators, transmission and the ethanol bloc — interests whose revenue rises with data center load.
C · The PAC funnel: Money arriving through a political action committee rather than directly.
D · Named individuals: People named in the underlying investigation.
E and F · Outside money: Large national spending and independent expenditure made for a candidate. Never the candidate’s own money, and never added to their receipts.

How the score is built

Roll calls on 2026 data center bills are tracked. A vote counts as protective when it sided with residents on cost, water, or local control.

Candidates with no legislative service have no score. That is shown as an absence, never as a zero.

Full roll calls and bill text: the legislative scorecard.

Correct the record

Every figure here traces to a state-published filing. If something is wrong, we want to fix it fast.

Candidates may submit a questionnaire response at any time; it is published verbatim beside the voting record.

Email corrections through the Elections page.