Race at a glance
South Dakota State House District 33 has a contested race in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The candidate field consists of Curt Massie and Phil Jensen. Both are Republicans, and both are incumbents.
An incumbent is a candidate who already holds the office. That makes this a race featuring two current officeholders from the same political party. The shared party label means voters cannot use party affiliation to distinguish between Massie and Jensen.
The race is designated as contested, but neither candidate has a documented policy position in this campaign. The candidate information also does not include biographical details that would show differences in their backgrounds. As the election develops, voters can look for direct statements from each candidate about the issues they would prioritize in the State House.
Curt Massie
Curt Massie is running as a Republican incumbent in State House District 33. His name is one of two in the listed field for the district’s 2026 general election.
No policy positions are documented for Massie. That means the race information does not identify his views on specific state issues or proposed laws. Voters seeking to assess his candidacy on policy will need to watch for positions he states during the campaign.
Massie’s incumbent status tells voters that he currently holds the office. It does not, by itself, establish his position on any issue in the 2026 race, and it does not indicate how the election will turn out.
Phil Jensen
Phil Jensen is running as a Republican incumbent in State House District 33. His name is also part of the two-candidate field listed for the district’s 2026 general election.
No policy positions are documented for Jensen. The race information therefore does not identify his views on specific state issues or proposed laws. Voters seeking to assess his candidacy on policy will need to watch for positions he states during the campaign.
Jensen’s incumbent status means that he currently holds the office. As with Massie, that designation does not establish his position on any issue in the 2026 campaign or indicate the eventual election result.
What makes the race contested
The District 33 race is contested because it has more than one listed candidate. Massie and Jensen share the Republican label and incumbent status, so the distinctions between them will depend on other information that emerges during the campaign.
No candidate from another party is listed in the field. No policy disagreement between Massie and Jensen is documented, so it would be premature to describe the race as a choice between specific competing agendas.
The next concrete milestone is the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Before voting, residents can watch for changes to the candidate field and for statements from Massie and Jensen that explain their priorities. Those developments would give voters more ways to compare two candidates who currently share the same party and officeholder status.
