South Dakota News Watch
Oct 28, 2024 — Key takeaways: Trump sets tone for South Dakota Republican rout. Tuesday's election was full of good news for the GOP, soul-searching for everyone else and questions about slow tally. "It's not acceptable that Minnehaha County takes longer to count votes than the entire state of Florida." Stu Whitney Nov 6, 2024.
2024 South Dakota election results - sdnewswatch.org
Nov 6, 2024 — U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson gives his victory speech Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Sioux Falls, S.D., after winning a fourth term to Congress. He defeated Democratic challenger Sheryl Johnson. (Photo: Stu Whitney/ South Dakota News Watch) South Dakotans voted Tuesday for seven ballot measures, 105 state legislators, a couple of statewide offices and a ...
South Dakota Voter Guide - South Dakota News Watch
Nov 3, 2024 — The goal of this guide is to help South Dakota voters make decisions about the Nov. 5 general election and answer their questions about the process and what's on the ballot. Sources for this guide include the South Dakota Secretary of State's office and original reporting. It only includes information on statewide and legislative races.
Western SD voters share their perspectives
6 days ago — Just before the polls opened, about 20 voters huddled in the lobby of the community center and a few waited in a line outside in temperatures that hovered around 40 degrees. A poll worker said that more than 60 people had voted by 7:30 a.m., which she said was well above the pace recorded in the last general election in 2020.
What to watch for in South Dakota's 2024 legislative races
Oct 17, 2024 — Clarity will begin to emerge Nov. 5, when voters select representatives from the state’s 35 districts. Republican leadership of the South Dakota Senate, shown here during the 2023 session in Pierre, S.D., could be in flux between establishment and populist wings of the party depending on results of the Nov. 5 legislative elections.
SD's grocery tax: What to know about ballot measure
Sep 23, 2024 — Sales tax receipts declined by 2.6% in fiscal year 2024 after gains of 9%, 12.2% and 12.7% the previous three years, according to the South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management. That dip reflects the earlier sales tax cut and will require action if the state can't tax groceries or other consumables, he said.
Key takeaways: Trump sets tone for South Dakota GOP rout
Nov 6, 2024 — Trump's landslide reflected in South Dakota. Trump ended up with 65% of the statewide vote in South Dakota, a slight improvement of his 62% showings in 2016 and 2020. The general perception was that the former president's resounding triumph nationally set the stage for what happened in South Dakota, from ballot amendments tanking to Republicans ...
Poll: Support slips for abortion, primaries, food issues
Oct 21, 2024 — Support for ballot measures on abortion rights, open primaries and repealing the state food tax has dipped since May, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch. The Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota also sponsored the Oct. 12-16 scientific survey of 500 registered voters by Mason-Dixon ...
Open primaries in South Dakota has early support: Poll
Stu Whitney. Jan 8, 2024 8 min. Nearly half of South Dakota voters support a proposed constitutional amendment to establish “top-two” open primaries for most political races, a News Watch poll shows. “I Voted” stickers are separated for voters at the downtown Siouxland Public Library branch in Sioux Falls in 2022.
Poll: Majority of South Dakotans want new system for primary …
Jun 12, 2024 10 min. Amendment H would establish “top-two” primaries for governor, Congress and state legislative and county races rather than political parties conducting separate primary contests. Poll workers wait for the next South Dakota primary voter at the Instructional Planning Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.