Democrats contested only 12 of South Dakota’s 35 Senate seats this year. 21 Republican candidates faced no challenger, and two faced (and beat) one independent…
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House Republicans join their Senate counterparts in hanging the “No Wingnuts Allowed” on their leadership door. House majority leadership. Whereas radical right-wingers occupied at least…
Clearly heeding retail lobbyist Nathan Sanderson’s call for boring government, Senate Republicans have joined their 2026 primary electorate in pushing mugwumps out of power. While…
The 2027 South Dakota Legislature will have 93 Republicans and 12 Democrats: Elected Apportionment of 2027–2028 SD Legislature Party Senate House Total GOP 33 60…
**Update 19:10 CST: I missed one! Dems won 12 seats total, 2 Senate, 10 House. I regret my error and have corrected the text below.…
The District 4 candidates for House staked out differing positions on data centers at a forum in Watertown last night. Democratic newcomer Emelia Enquist from…
District 3 wasn’t the only place where Republican primary voters rejected Legislative incumbents. In District 1 in northeastern South Dakota, incumbent House rookie and Charlie…
In great primary news, District 3 in Aberdeen has rejected its Republican old guard and nominated an all-new slate of legislators. In a rematch of…
On WNAX yesterday I heard an ad warning voters not to fall for “Dustybots”, fake conservative Legislative candidates backed by Dusty Johnson to be his…
Dominik Dausch of The Dakota Scout finds that Republican Senator Tamara Grove, who represents District 26 in central South Dakota from her post office box…