Seth Tupper

Lucy Burdick didn't really vote in favor of anybody in Tuesday's runoff election for the South Dakota Republican Party's nomination for governor.

Results in South Dakota's July 28, 2026, runoff for the Republican Party nomination for governor between Gov. Larry Rhoden and Toby Doeden.

Rhoden surges past Doeden in runoff after finishing second to him in four-way primary

Seth Tupper | South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden won the Republican Party's nomination for governor Tuesday in

South Dakota Searchlight: Rhoden will face Democratic nominee Dan Ahlers, a former state legislator, in the Nov. 3 general election. The last time South Dakota elected a Democratic governor was 52 years ago in 1974.

Rarely has there been a campaign in this state offering more novelty, surprises and intrigue than this year’s race for the Republican nomination for governor, which ended Tuesday with South Dakota’s f...

Rarely has there been a campaign in this state offering more novelty, surprises and intrigue than this year’s race for the Republican nomination for governor.

The South Dakota Democratic Party will not select a replacement candidate for the U.S. Senate nominee who ended his campaign Tuesday, a party official said. That statement came Wednesday from state De...

The South Dakota Democratic Party will not select a replacement candidate for the U.S. Senate nominee who ended his campaign Tuesday, a party official said.

South Dakota Democrats will not replace their Senate nominee after Julian Beaudion withdrew from the race Aug. 4.