South Dakota News Watch

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News Watch spoke with the leader of the South Dakota National Guard ahead of the Veterans Day holiday about its evolving mission, its personnel and the attempt to bring a new fighter jet to Sioux Falls. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/zNESGG6

Post-midterm: What low voter turnout, Democratic statewide losses, amendment passage failures and local elections may mean. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/VasGFKX

Ballot measures to tie Medicaid expansion to federal funding and raise the threshold to amend the constitution failed. Plus, Republican candidates won races for statewide offices. View the updated numbers here! ⬇️ 🗳️ buff.ly/7AyI6wG

Gov. Larry Rhoden, Marty Jackley and Sen. Mike Rounds claim victories for governor, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Heather Baxter is holding a strong lead in the race for secretary of state. Read the campaigns' reactions ⬇️ buff.ly/ox0tfFr

Polls are officially closed in SD! View real-time updates on state races, ballot measures and congressional seats from The Associated Press below. buff.ly/8rNTfFD The cost of this coverage was covered by The AP Fund for Journalism, thanks to support from funders.

South Dakota News Watch will have all statewide races, updated live by The Associated Press, starting when polls close. For this story and a recap of how we got here, visit sdnewswatch.org.

Keep track of all statewide races in one place here! The Associated Press will be update live results by county as votes come in this evening. 🗳️ ⬇️ buff.ly/8rNTfFD

What you need to know about today's midterm election, including details on election observers, voter registration numbers and absentee ballots cast. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/sef3JTt

"If we continue to draw too much water, we’re going to be in trouble." The lake that forms the centerpiece of Bear Butte State Park is usually a 215-acre expanse of fresh water. This year, it's nearly gone. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/rGXKOCI

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View our methods, key findings and view the raw data from the South Dakota Polls at the story linked below ⬇️ buff.ly/zlHs9Bg

Some polls have garnered conflicting results. Read more about the process for the South Dakota Poll below. ⬇️ buff.ly/CqDChS7

A majority of South Dakotans are opposed to data centers being built in the state and believe artificial intelligence has negative effects. Plus, Trump's approval rate is about 50/50. Read more at the link below ⬇️ buff.ly/HH8Hoie

South Dakota Poll: Secretary of state race is contentious with three candidates vying for office and low name recognition. Read about that plus other executive offices below. ⬇️ buff.ly/9yr2EGe

South Dakota Poll: Find out where South Dakotan's stand on the four ballot measures on this year's ballot, plus who is backing the amendments. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/0DKh7dG

"There's a lot of doom and gloom on our reservation, but there's a few pockets of hope that are happening ... I believe we are part of that new hope." Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center trains students to work in the solar power industry. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/UmBEs25

South Dakota Poll: Republican Sen. Mike Rounds leads Independent challenger Brian Bengs 56% to 37%. View more findings and analysis from the poll below, sponsored by News Watch and the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota. buff.ly/5GfwI2Q

Campaign finance reports show Gov. Larry Rhoden out-raised his Democratic opponent by a wide margin. Rhoden's campaign saw over $1 million in individual donations from the June 2 primary to Oct. 14, compared to Democrat Dan Ahlers' $146,000. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/5Lf52Gr

South Dakota Poll: In the race for South Dakota's lone congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley leads Democrat Nikki Gronli 60% to 32%. Full poll results ⬇️ buff.ly/GTZ2DvS