What to know about South Dakota's midterm primary runoff
Summary
South Dakota Republicans will hold a runoff election to choose their candidate for governor between Larry Rhoden and Toby Doeden. Neither candidate reached the required 35% of votes in the June primary, so the runoff winner will face Democrat Dan Ahlers in the November general election.Key Facts
- The runoff election is scheduled for Tuesday.
- Larry Rhoden is the current governor, having taken over in early 2025.
- Toby Doeden is a businessman and the other top candidate in the primary.
- Both were the leading vote-getters in the June 2 primary but did not reach 35% of votes.
- The winner will represent the Republican Party in the November governor's race.
- The Democrat running is former state Senator Dan Ahlers.
- South Dakota is a strongly Republican state and has not had a Democratic governor since the 1970s.
- Other candidates in the primary included U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson and state House Speaker Jon Hansen.
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