Democrat Jay Williams of Yankton is running for a seat in the South Dakota House from District 18. He says the state of politics in the country helped push him into the race…..

Williams says the legislature now doesn’t reflect the voter registration in the state…..

Williams says it will take a broad based appeal to voters….

Incumbent democratic Representative Ryan Cwach is running for re-election. Republicans on the ballot include Representative Mike Stevens and challenger Julie Auch.
Williams challenged Senator John Thune in 2016, losing that race by a seventy-two to twenty eight percent margin.