Richard Vasgaard
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Richard Vasgaard
| image =
| state_house1 = South Dakota
| district1 = 17th
| alongside1 = Sydney Davis
| term_start1 = January 12, 2021
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Nancy Rasmussen
Ray Ring
| successor1 = Karla Lems
Phil Jensen
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Joyce
| children = 1
| education = South Dakota State University (BS)
}}
Richard Vasgaard is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 17th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives from January 12, 2021 to January 10, 2023. Vasgaard is a farmer and received a bachelor's degree in agronomy from South Dakota State University.{{cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Vasgaard|title=Richard Vasgaard|publisher=ballotpedia.org|access-date=August 1, 2021}} After redistricting in 2022, he was defeated in a primary for a second term.
Election history
- 2020 Vasgaard was elected with 4,786 votes; Sydney Davis was also elected with 5,278 votes. They defeated Al Leber who received 3,645 votes and Caitlin Collier who received 3,181 votes.{{cite news|url=https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/2020GeneralStateCanvassFinal&Certificate.pdf|title=2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate|publisher=sdsos.gov|access-date=August 1, 2021}}
- 2022 Vasgaard was redistricted into the 16th district, and ran in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Phil Jensen and Karla Lems. Lems had 1848 votes, Jensen had 1733 and Vasgaard had 1616.{{Cite web |title=Richard Vasgaard |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Vasgaard |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title= 2020 South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 General election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sydney Davis
|votes = 5,278
|percentage = 31.25%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard Vasgaard
|votes = 4,786
|percentage = 28.34%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Al Leber
|votes = 3,645
|percentage = 21.58%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Caitlin F. Collier
|votes = 3,181
|percentage = 18.83%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 16,890
|percentage = 100.0%
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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Personal life
References
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{{South Dakota House of Representatives}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Category:South Dakota State University alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature
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