Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Taffy Howard
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · South Dakota at large
- Filing address
- Rapid City, SD (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- HOWARD, TAFFY
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
South Dakota, at large
FEC candidate ID H2SD01041 · Principal campaign committee: TAFFY HOWARD FOR CONGRESS
2021–2022 cycle totals through June 30, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$327,260.6299%
- PACs and other committees$3,545.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,250.000%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $2,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PACPAC$2,000.00
- SAVE AMERICA NOW PACConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Taffy Howard$257,805.52
- Independent expenditures opposing Taffy Howard$189,000.00
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PACSupporting$257,802.00
- DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Opposing$189,000.00
The race
South Dakota U.S. House, at-large seat, 2022 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taffy Howard (R) | $332,055.62 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Dusty Johnson (R) | $2,588,609.66 | $2,322,213.76 | 2022-12-31 |
| Ryan Ryder (D) | $308.95 | $0.00 | 2022-03-04 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 19–21, 2022 | 1,500 (LV) | ± 2.4% | Dusty Johnson 59% · Collin Duprel 16% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: TAFFY HOWARD FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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