7 Things to Know Ahead of the SD Gubernatorial Runoff
Doeden and Rhoden won 31% and 25% in the primary, and the winner will face Democrat Dan Ahlers in November.
- On July 28, South Dakota Republican voters return to the polls for a gubernatorial runoff between incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden and challenger Toby Doeden.
- Triggered by the June 2 primary where no candidate reached the required 35% threshold, this marks the first time South Dakota has utilized its 1985 runoff law.
- Rhoden touts his legislative tax reform record, including bills that reduced owner-occupied property taxes by 34%, while Doeden advocates for eliminating property taxes entirely.
- Campaign ads have grown increasingly negative; Doeden donated $4 million of his own funds, while Rhoden's campaign calls Doeden's plan "reckless" and "too risky for South Dakota."
- Nearly 10,000 additional voters registered for this runoff, yet the winner must unite a Republican party divided by mudslinging to face Democrat Dan Ahlers in November.
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Podcast: South Dakota’s journey to a historic runoff election
Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden, left, and South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden are candidates in a July 28 runoff election for the Republican nomination for governor. (Photos by South Dakota Searchlight; illustration by Meghan O'Brien/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 polic…
READ: A conversation with the SD GOP runoff candidates
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Republican candidates vying to be the next governor of South Dakota shared their final pitch to voters ahead of the July 28 runoff election. The winner of the runoff race will face Democrat candidate Dan Ahlers in the general election. Candidate and current Gov. Larry Rhoden declined to debate his [...]
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