Peggy Gibson

Peggy Anne Gibson[2] (born February 22, 1949 in Huron, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 22 from 2009 until 2017.

Peggy Gibson
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 22nd[1] district
In office
January 2009 – January 10, 2017
Serving with Quinten Burg (2009–2011)
Jim White (2011–2013)
Dick Werner (2013–2017)
Preceded byDale Hargens
Succeeded byRoger D. Chase
Personal details
Born (1949-02-22) February 22, 1949
Huron, South Dakota
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceHuron, South Dakota
Alma materArizona State University
Northern Montana College
Websitepeggygibsonsd.com

Education

Gibson attended Arizona State University and earned her BA degrees in history and Spanish from Northern Montana College (now Montana State University–Northern).

Elections
  • 2012 With incumbent Republican Representative Jim White running for South Dakota Senate and leaving a House District 22 seat open, Gibson ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary and placed first with 1,058 votes (46.3%);[3] in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Gibson took the first seat with 5,299 votes (30.6%) and Republican nominee Dick Werner took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Dale Hargens and Republican nominee Jay Slater.[4]
  • 2006 To challenge Senate District 22 incumbent Republican Senator Tom Hansen, Gibson was unopposed for the June 6, 2006 Democratic Primary[5] after another challenger withdrew, but lost the November 7, 2006 General election to Senator Hansen.[6]
  • 2008 When House District 22 incumbent Democratic Representative Dale Hargens ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 22 seat open, Gibson ran in the three-way June 3, 2008 Democratic Primary and placed second with 2,145 votes (38.57%) ahead of former state Senator Ron J. Volesky;[7] in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election incumbent Democratic Representative Quinten Burg took the first seat and Gibson took the second seat with 4,939 votes (27.53%) ahead of Republican nominees Joshua Haeder (who had run for the seat in 2006) and Cliff Hadley.[8]
  • 2010 Gibson and incumbent Representative Burg were unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary[9] but in the three-way November 2, 2010 General election, Gibson took the first seat with 4,856 votes (34.71%) and Republican nominee Jim White took the second seat ahead of Representative Burg; an election recount did not change the result.[10]
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References
  1. "Representative Peggy Gibson". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  2. "Peggy Gibson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  3. "Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  4. "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  5. "South Dakota Democratic Legislative Primary Election June 6, 2006 Official Canvass". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  6. "2006 General Election Official Returns for Legislature". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  7. "2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  8. "2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  9. "Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  10. "2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.


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