South Dakota primary election results
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ELECTION RESULTS
Results in the South Dakota primary election were delayed for nearly two hours Tuesday night, but when results were posted, U.S. Representative Kristi Noem held a comfortable lead over Attorney General Marty Jackley in the race for the Republican nominee for Governor.
At the same time, Dusty Johnson, former PUC commissioner and chief of staff for Governor Dennis Daugaard held a 2-1 advantage over both of his opponents in the race for the Republican nominee for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Noem.
Results were delayed Tuesday evening, after loss of connectivity with electronic poll books used to verify voters were in the correct precinct, in both Pennington and Hughes Counties, forced voting hours to be extended.
With 72 percent - 493 of the state’s 685 precincts reporting - Noem held a 58 percent to 42 percent advantage, or nearly 10,000 votes.
PHOTO BY CURT NETTINGA/PLAINSMAN
Turnout was low in Tuesday’s primary election at Huron Arena.