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Tom Cool
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Platte Community High School

Bachelor's

University of South Dakota

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Executive Director, Council on College Admission in SD
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Tom Cool (Democratic Party) ran for election for South Dakota Secretary of State. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for South Dakota Secretary of State

Monae Johnson defeated Tom Cool in the general election for South Dakota Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Monae Johnson
Monae Johnson (R)
 
63.9
 
212,348
Image of Tom Cool
Tom Cool (D)
 
36.1
 
119,975

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 332,323
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for South Dakota Secretary of State

Tom Cool advanced from the Democratic convention for South Dakota Secretary of State on July 9, 2022.

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Tom Cool (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for South Dakota Secretary of State

Monae Johnson defeated incumbent Steve Barnett in the Republican convention for South Dakota Secretary of State on June 25, 2022.

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Steve Barnett (R)
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Monae Johnson (R)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for South Dakota Secretary of State

Kurt Evans advanced from the Libertarian convention for South Dakota Secretary of State on April 23, 2022.

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Kurt Evans (L)

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2020

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 11

Incumbent Jim Stalzer defeated Tom Cool in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Stalzer
Jim Stalzer (R)
 
60.5
 
8,244
Image of Tom Cool
Tom Cool (D)
 
39.5
 
5,389

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,633
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Tom Cool advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 11.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jim Stalzer advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 11.

2018

See also: South Dakota Auditor election, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota State Auditor

Richard Sattgast defeated Tom Cool in the general election for South Dakota State Auditor on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Richard Sattgast
Richard Sattgast (R)
 
64.0
 
202,055
Image of Tom Cool
Tom Cool (D)
 
36.0
 
113,628

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 315,683
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent David Omdahl (R) did not seek re-election.

Jim Stalzer defeated Tom Cool in the South Dakota State Senate District 11 general election.[1][2]

South Dakota State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Stalzer 60.78% 6,944
     Democratic Tom Cool 39.22% 4,481
Total Votes 11,425
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Tom Cool ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 11 Democratic primary.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tom Cool  (unopposed)


Jim Stalzer ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 11 Republican primary.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 11 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Stalzer  (unopposed)

2014

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2014

The general elections for the office of South Dakota State Senate took place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Tom Cool was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent David Omdahl was unopposed in the Republican primary. Omdahl defeated Cool in the general election.[5][6][7]

South Dakota State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Omdahl Incumbent 59.7% 4,545
     Democratic Tom Cool 40.3% 3,071
Total Votes 7,616
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Cool ran in the 2012 election for South Dakota State Senate District 11. Cool ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 5 and was defeated by David Omdahl (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]

South Dakota State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Omdahl 56.7% 5,888
     Democratic Tom Cool 43.3% 4,488
Total Votes 10,376

2010

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Cool was a Democratic candidate for District 11 in the South Dakota State Senate in the November 2, 2010, state legislative elections. He did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary. He was defeated by Todd Schlekeway (R) in the November 2 general election.

South Dakota State Senate, District 11 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Todd Schlekeway (R) 7,055 64.83%
Tom Cool (D) 3,828 35.17%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Tom Cool did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Cool's campaign website stated the following:

“

Equal Access to Polls

Election dates and locations of polls need to be widely publicized, and absentee ballot request forms need to be readily available to those who wish to vote by mail. We also need to ensure that those lacking appropriate IDs for voting are aware of such requirements and the means of obtaining them.


Prevent Voter Fraud & Hacking

Despite cries to the contrary there is no evidence of widespread manipulation of the election process in the last election. We need to be be sure local auditors and election officials remain vigilant to monitor access to any voting equipment and to guard against groups who may want to change the system for political gain.


Plan for Transparency

Local media are the chief source of information for voters and we need to ensure that the media are fully informed on the election process and that they have open access to election officials and results.[9]

”
—Tom Cool's campaign website (2022)[10]

2020

Tom Cool did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
    2. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
    5. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
    6. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
    7. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," accessed May 2, 2014
    8. ↑ Office of the South Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2012
    9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    10. ↑ Tom Cool for SD Secretary of State, “Tom on the Issues,” accessed October 25, 2022
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