South Dakota’s First Gubernatorial Runoff July 28: Who Can Vote and Key Dates

Podcast: The ‘fatal error’ in the Republican governor primary, and a look ahead to the runoff

Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden, left, and South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden are candidates in a July 28 runoff for the Republican nomination for governor. (Photos by South Dakota Searchlight) Searchlight Report is a podcast from South Dakota Searchlight. Reporter and host Meghan O’Brien works with other Searchlight journalists to take listeners inside politics and policy in The Mount Rushmore State.   Republican political commenta…

South Dakota’s first gubernatorial runoff July 28: who can vote and key dates

South Dakota’s first governor runoff is July 28 between Toby Doeden and Gov. Larry Rhoden. Here’s who can vote, key deadlines and how to find your polling place.

Q&A: What to know about South Dakota's first gubernatorial runoff

For the first time in the state's history, South Dakotans will vote in a runoff election July 28 to choose a candidate for governor. Republicans Toby Doeden and Gov. Larry Rhoden were the top two candidates in the June 2 primary election, but neither received 35% of the vote, which triggered the runoff. Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about the runoff election: If I didn't vote in the June 2 Republican primary, may I still vote…

What to know about the SD's first gubernatorial runoff

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As Republicans battle for gubernatorial nod, Ahlers is SD’s best choice

Dusty Johnson, who has easily won four terms as our representative in Congress, had good reason to believe that he could glide into the Governor’s Residence, moving home to South Dakota to be with his family and out of the divisive partisanship in Washington. Of course, that was not to be.It turns out that Dusty’s support was a mile wide and an inch deep. For the first time in South Dakota history, there will be a runoff election (on Tuesday, Ju…

Candidate condemns ‘whoever’ approved a runoff law, and it turns out to be a legend from his city

SIOUX FALLS — Republican candidate for governor Toby Doeden has some criticism for whichever South Dakota legislator got a law passed requiring runoff elections.