Kermit A. Sande
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| birth_place = Huron, South Dakota, United States
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Kermit A. Sande (born February 23, 1943) is an American politician and attorney in the state of South Dakota. He served as Attorney General of South Dakota from 1973 to 1975, as a Democrat.
Education and career
He attended South Dakota State University graduating in 1964 and University of South Dakota School of Law graduating in 1968. He was the Beadle County Attorney from 1970 to 1972.{{cite web|url=http://cdm15307.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16384coll1/id/22422/rec/4|title=South Dakota legislative manual 1973|publisher=|accessdate=4 January 2015}}
1972 South Dakota Attorney General election
Sande defeated Leonard Andera of Chamberlain; Pat Kirby of Mitchell and John Keller of Chamberlain at the Democratic convention.The Daily Republic, July 28, 1972, page 2The Daily Plainsman, August 15, 1972
On April 5, 1972, Ron Schmidt announced he was running for the Republican nomination.Sioux Falls Argus Leader, April 5, 1972, page 1 Schmidt was nominated by the Republican party at its convention after an unsuccessful run for the nomination in 1970 against incumbent Attorney General Gordon Mydland.The Daily Republic, June 28, 1972, page 4 James Brennan of Rapid City had announced his candidacy but withdrew before the voting began.The Daily Republic, June 27, 1972, page 2
Sande won the general election by defeating Republican Ron Schmidt. Sande received 152,835 (51.60%) votes and Ron received 143,367 (48.40%) votes.{{cite web|url=https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/72SDGEN.pdf|title=Official Election Returns|publisher=South Dakota Secretary of State|date=November 7, 1972|accessdate=May 25, 2019}}
1974 South Dakota Attorney General election
Sande was defeated in his bid for reelection by William J. Janklow, who had worked for Sande as an assistant attorney general. Janklow received 173,658 (66.66%) votes and Sande received 86,865 (33.34%) votes.{{cite web|url=https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/74SDGEN.pdf|title=Official Election Returns|publisher=South Dakota Secretary of State|date=November 5, 1974|accessdate=May 25, 2019}}
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Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:University of South Dakota School of Law alumni
Category:South Dakota attorneys general