South Dakota’s Historic Gubernatorial Runoff

About this episode

The episode discusses South Dakota's first-ever gubernatorial primary runoff between Larry Rhoden and Toby Doeden, highlighting election management and voter turnout.

South Dakota’s gubernatorial race is heating up with its first-ever primary runoff, pitting incumbent Larry Rhoden against Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden — a high-stakes showdown limited to registered Republicans. Meanwhile, Minnehaha County’s election office is bracing for action, managing two concurrent runoffs and drawing lessons from past contests like the 2018 mayoral runoff, which saw more voters show up in the runoff than the initial election. Voters must cast ballots in their county of residence for the governor’s race, but mayoral voters in Sioux Falls have flexibility — choosing either Lincoln or Minnehaha County. Oddly, some Democrats and Independents are already turning out for the mayoral runoff, though they’ll have to wait until Tuesday for official early voting access. With turnout unpredictable but potentially strong, officials are focused on keeping everything running smoothly for these pivotal elections. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates…

Topics covered

• gubernatorial race
• primary runoff
• voter turnout
• election management
• Republican elections

Keywords

• South Dakota
• gubernatorial runoff
• Larry Rhoden
• Toby Doeden
• voter turnout
• Minnehaha County
• elections

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnehaha County

Places: South Dakota, Sioux Falls, Lincoln County

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