Lora Hubbel

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|state_house1 = South Dakota

|district1 = 11th

|term_start1 = January 11, 2011

|term_end1 = January 8, 2013

|predecessor1 = Todd Schlekeway
Darrell Solberg

|successor1 = Christine Erickson
Jim Stalzer

|alongside1 = Mark Willadsen

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|party = Independent (2014-2015; 2021-present)
Republican (before 2014; 2016–2018)

Constitution (2018)

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Lora Lyn Hubbel is an American politician; a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives and a former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party and the former state chair of the Constitution Party of South Dakota.{{cite web |date=February 2, 2017 |title=New Party Officers |url=http://constitutionpartysd.blogspot.com/2017/02/new-party-officers.html |work=Constitution Party of South Dakota |accessdate=April 18, 2017}}

Elections

Hubbel first ran for office in 2006, coming 8th out of 11 candidates in the nonpartisan election for Mayor of Sioux Falls with 662 votes (2.2%).{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=741370 |title=Our Campaigns - Sioux Falls, SD Mayor Race - Apr 11, 2006 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |accessdate=May 10, 2017}}
In 2010 she was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives as a Republican, representing District 11.{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=657987 |title=Our Campaigns - SD State House 11 Race - Nov 02, 2010 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |accessdate=May 10, 2017}}
In 2012, after state redistricting, Hubbel challenged State Senator Deb Peters in the June 5, 2012, Republican primary and lost by 42 votes out of 405 votes cast (52.73%). Peters was unopposed for the November 6, 2012, general election, winning with 5,939 votes.
In 2014, Hubbel ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of South Dakota in the 2014 election, challenging incumbent Republican Dennis Daugaard.{{Cite web |url=http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131016/NEWS/310160041/Conservative-Hubbel-prepares-challenge-Daugaard?nclick_check=1 |title=Conservative Hubbel prepares challenge to Daugaard | the Argus Leader… |access-date=October 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131018152858/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131016/NEWS/310160041/Conservative-Hubbel-prepares-challenge-Daugaard?nclick_check=1 |archive-date=October 18, 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131015/UPDATES/131015014/-1/rss09 |title=Political Smokeout blog: Lora Hubbel running for governor |last=Montgomery |first=David |date=October 15, 2013 |work=Political Smokeout |accessdate=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131016012941/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131015/UPDATES/131015014/-1/rss09 |url-status=dead }} She lost to Daugaard in the primary, polling 14,196 votes (19.13%) to his 60,017 (80.87%). She was subsequently announced as the new running mate of Independent candidate Mike Myers,{{cite web |url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/davidmontgomery/2014/07/03/myers-lieutenant-governor/12196695/ |title=A new lieutenant for Myers, but law doesn't allow switch |date=July 3, 2014 |work=Argus Leader |accessdate=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141104145358/http://www.argusleader.com/story/davidmontgomery/2014/07/03/myers-lieutenant-governor/12196695/ |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |url-status=dead}} replacing his initial running mate, who dropped out due to a family illness. Secretary of State of South Dakota Jason Gant refused to remove Collier's name, citing that state law had no provision for replacing an independent candidate on the ballot. In July, Myers sued the secretary of state to allow him to change his running mate{{cite web |url=http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/myers-plans-lawsuit-to-get-running-mate-change-on-ballot/?id=167557 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141104145323/http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/myers-plans-lawsuit-to-get-running-mate-change-on-ballot/?id=167557 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |title=Myers Plans Lawsuit To Get Running Mate Change On Ballot |date=July 29, 2014 |work=Keloland Television |accessdate=November 4, 2014 }} and on August 18, federal judge Lawrence L. Piersol of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota ruled in Myers' favour.{{cite web |url=http://www.kdlt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37880&Itemid=57 |title=Judge Rules In Favor Of SD Gubernatorial Candidate |date=August 18, 2014 |work=KDLT |accessdate=November 4, 2014 |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104175754/http://www.kdlt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37880&Itemid=57 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/davidmontgomery/2014/08/18/judge-order-lora-hubbel/14253671/ |title=Judge orders Gant to add Lora Hubbel to LG ballot |date=August 18, 2014 |work=Argus Leader |accessdate=November 4, 2014}}
In 2016 Hubbel again challenged State Senator Deb Peters in the Republican primary, who defeated Hubbel on a vote of 569 to 441 (56.3% to 43.4%).{{Cite web |url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=LEG&map=DIST |title=South Dakota Election Results |access-date=October 12, 2017}}
In July 2017, Hubbel announced she would be a candidate for the 2018 Republican nomination for South Dakota Governor.{{Cite news |url=http://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Lora-Hubbel-announces-official-run-for-South-Dakota-governor-433181013.html |title=Lora Hubbel announces official run for South Dakota governor |last=KSFY |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=October 12, 2017 |language=en}}
In March 2018, Hubbel fell short of signature requirements needed to make the primary ballot for the Gubernatorial race, and filed to run for state senate against incumbent Wayne Steinhauer.{{Cite web |url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/28/gop-governor-hopeful-falls-short-signature-requirement/465495002/ |title=GOP governor hopeful falls short of signature requirement |website=Argus Leader |language=en |access-date=November 16, 2019}} Steinhauer won the June primary 61.5% to 38.5%.{{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lora_Hubbel |title=Lora Hubbel |website=Ballotpedia |language=en |access-date=November 16, 2019}}

Controversy

On October 11, 2017, Republican gubernatorial candidate Lora Hubbel sent out a press release noting that South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman had been registered as a Democrat during the 2000 election cycle.{{Cite news |url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/11/hubbel-aims-out-gop-chair-former-iowa-democrat/754369001/ |title=Hubbel aims to out GOP chair as former Iowa Democrat |work=Argus Leader |access-date=October 12, 2017 |language=en}} In reporting the story, the media noted that Hubbel had changed parties, having been chair of the South Dakota Constitution Party up until February 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://kwsn.com/news/articles/2017/oct/11/party-changing-lora-hubbel-accuses-sdgop-chair-of-party-changing/ |title=UPDATE: Party changing Hubbel accuses SDGOP chair of party changing |last=Midwest Communications Inc. |website=Sports Radio KWSN |language=en-US |access-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202422/http://kwsn.com/news/articles/2017/oct/11/party-changing-lora-hubbel-accuses-sdgop-chair-of-party-changing/ |url-status=dead }}

After losing the 2018 Republican primary for state senate, Hubbel attempted to be named as a candidate for Governor on the Constitution Party ticket as did former Republican Party candidate Terry LaFleur. The Constitution Party convention ended up nominating no candidates for statewide office.. Terry LaFleur accused Lora Hubbel and her supporters of trying to stage a coup.{{Cite web |url=https://dakotabroadcasting.com/local-news-blog/371751 |title=Constitution Party to reconvene after failed convention Saturday |last=LinkedUpRadio |first=Envisionwise Website Service / |website=Dakota Broadcasting |language=en |access-date=November 16, 2019}} Both factions reconvened separately, each nominating candidates for office.{{Cite web |url=https://kelo.com/news/articles/2018/aug/15/constitution-party-has-two-gubernatorial-candidates-for-now/ |title=Constitution Party has two gubernatorial candidates--for now |last=Midwest Communications Inc |website=KELO Newstalk 1320 107.9 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-date=November 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111030121/https://kelo.com/news/articles/2018/aug/15/constitution-party-has-two-gubernatorial-candidates-for-now/ |url-status=dead }} In response, the South Dakota Republican Party sought and was granted a Writ of Prohibition against placing either Constitution Party candidates on the ballot.{{Cite web |url=http://dakotawarcollege.com/breaking-writ-of-prohibition-granted-against-placing-constitution-party-candidates-on-ballot/ |title=Breaking… Writ of Prohibition granted against placing Constitution Party candidates on Ballot |last=Powers |first=Pat |date=August 16, 2018 |website=South Dakota War College |language=en-US |access-date=November 16, 2019}}

References

External links

[https://loraforgovernor.com/ Lora Hubbel for Governor] campaign website

Category:Living people

Category:South Dakota Republicans

Category:Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

Category:Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Category:Constitution Party (United States)

Category:Women state legislators in South Dakota

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:Candidates in the 2006 United States elections

Category:Candidates in the 2012 United States elections

Category:Candidates in the 2014 United States elections

Category:South Dakota independents

Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature