The Choice · November 3, 2026
One ballot. Two seats.
You get two votes for House.
District 32 elects TWO state representatives. On your ballot you may mark two names, and both count. Zac is asking for one of your two votes. Here is the full field, the records, and the choice.
How a two-seat race works
Every South Dakota House district seats two representatives. You can vote for two candidates, and the top two vote-getters win. That means supporting Zac never requires giving anyone else up. Republicans defending both seats can mark Zac Martin and Steve Duffy on the same ballot.
The field
Four candidates. Two seats.
Zac Martin
RepublicanReform conservative · 15-pillar platform · 11-bill Family Court Reform Stack.
Steve Duffy
Republican, incumbentIncumbent Republican. Zac and Steve are running together to defend District 32 from one-party Pierre drift.
Nicole Uhre-Balk
Democrat, incumbentIncumbent Democrat. Voted no on Shared Parenting twice on March 10, 2025. SDCFL score 18.5% (2025), 15.4% (2026).
Samuel Hare Sr.
IndependentIndependent candidate. Voting record / platform TBD.
One vote that tells the story
March 10, 2025. Shared Parenting fails the House by one vote.
SB 172, the bill establishing a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting for fit parents, passed the Senate 20 to 13. In the House it received 35 yes votes and 34 no votes, one vote short of the 36 needed to pass.
Both of District 32's seated representatives voted no. Twice that day: on the procedural vote and on the bill itself.
Zac spent that session, and the next one, at the Capitol fighting for that bill alongside its sponsors. If District 32 sends him to Pierre, finishing it is the first order of business, as part of the 11-bill Martin Family Court Reform Stack.
The record, by the numbers
Conservative scorecard, 2025 and 2026
South Dakota Citizens for Liberty (SDCFL) scores every legislator on votes aligned with conservative principles. Scores below are for the incumbents seeking re-election; challengers have no legislative record to score.
| Candidate | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Duffy(R) | 40.7% | 16% |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk(D) | 18.5% | 15.4% |
The ask
You have two votes. Zac is asking for one.
- The most detailed platform in the race: 15 pillars, published in full, with the hard questions answered.
- The only candidate with a complete legislative package ready to file: the 11-bill Family Court Reform Stack.
- Two sessions of real advocacy at the Capitol before ever asking for your vote.