GOP governor candidates engage in 2nd TV debate

3 SD governor candidates pledge changes on Medicaid, ag, taxes and education, while governor touts results

SIOUX FALLS — Three men who want to be governor of South Dakota vowed to do things differently than the current administration on topics including Medicaid, agriculture, taxes and education, while the governor said his results justify keeping him in the job. The four candidates for the Republican nomination met in their second televised debate Monday evening, aired by South Dakota Public Broadcasting in partnership with South Dakota News Watch. …

Three candidates pledge changes on Medicaid, ag, taxes and education while governor touts results

Clockwise from top left, the candidates for the Republican nomination for governor of South Dakota participate in a debate on April 13, 2026, at South Dakota Public Broadcasting in Sioux Falls: businessman Toby Doeden, Gov. Larry Rhoden, state House Speaker Jon Hansen and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson. (Photos by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)SIOUX FALLS — Three men who want to be governor of South Dakota vowed to do things differently than th…

GOP governor candidates engage in 2nd TV debate

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Bits of new information surfaced Monday night during the second televised debate among the four Republicans competing to be South Dakota's next governor. House Speaker Jon Hansen, for example, told South Dakota Public Broadcasting viewers that, on day one, he would split the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and [...]