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June 3, 2026
Toby Doeden Advances to South Dakota Governor Primary Runoff; Competitive Race for Second Spot
- Toby Doeden will advance to the South Dakota governor primary runoff after no candidate received over 35% of the vote.
- The second runoff position is closely contested among Gov. Larry Rhoden, Rep. Dusty Johnson, and Jon Hansen.
- Doeden has self-funded his campaign with approximately $4 million and promises to phase out property taxes and cut spending.
5 Sources
- Republican businessman Toby Doeden advances to primary runoff in South Dakota governor’s raceJun 3, 2026 at 4:36 AM · NBC
- South Dakota governors race remains up in the air as GOP contest goes to runoffJun 3, 2026 at 6:24 AM · Fox News
- Bitter GOP primary for South Dakota governor heading to runoff as businessman Toby Doeden projected to advanceJun 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM · CBS News
- Doeden, Rhoden head to GOP runoff in South Dakota governor’s raceJun 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM · The Hill
- Toby Doeden and Larry Rhoden Advance to Runoff for South Dakota GovernorJun 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM · NYT