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South Dakota Holds Tuesday Runoff Between Rhoden, Doeden

7/29/2026

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South Dakota will hold a Tuesday runoff to choose Gov. Larry Rhoden or Toby Doeden.
Doeden led the June 2 primary with 31% versus Rhoden’s 25%, won Minnehaha and Pennington, and beat Johnson by roughly seven points, yet no candidate reached the 35% threshold.
South Dakota has about 676,000 registered voters; recounts trigger for ties or margins <=0.25% with the AP declaring a winner once the result is final.

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South Dakota will hold a Tuesday runoff to choose Gov. Larry Rhoden or Toby Doeden.
Doeden led the June 2 primary with 31% versus Rhoden’s 25%, won Minnehaha and Pennington, and beat Johnson by roughly seven points, yet no candidate reached the 35% threshold.
South Dakota has about 676,000 registered voters; recounts trigger for ties or margins <=0.25% with the AP declaring a winner once the result is final.