South Dakota News Watch
Nov 3, 2024 · Poll: Republicans Trump, Dusty Johnson hold sizable leads in South Dakota. Poll: Support slips for abortion, open primaries, grocery tax measures. News Watch receives $100,000 national grant. News Watch October update: Whitney, Pfankuch receive honors. Vote South Dakota forum aims to shed light on 'complicated' election.
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.
Poll: Most South Dakota voters oppose recreational marijuana …
Jun 14, 2024 · The rate of opposition is consistent with a similar measure’s defeat in the 2022 election, when South Dakotans voted against legalizing recreational marijuana by a margin of 52% to 47%. A Flourish chart. But the level of support has dropped, according to the poll, creating a sizable deficit at a critical time when ballot measure committees ...
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.
Staff and Freelancers - South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota News Watch is staffed by a chief executive officer, two investigative journalists and freelance journalists. Carson Walker Title: chief executive officer Contact: 605-610-9366 / [email protected] Language spoken: English Demographic expertise: South Dakota and its people. Walker has traveled the entire …
Western SD voters share their perspectives
Nov 7, 2024 · 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.
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.
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Mission statement South Dakota News Watch is an independent, nonprofit organization reporting untold stories that help South Dakotans be informed and engaged citizens. South Dakota News Watch produces investigative and public service journalism that sheds light on the issues, concerns and welfare of South Dakotans. History Retired journalists Jack Marsh