Incumbent Republican governor Dennis Daugaard was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.

[2] Her victory extended the longest active hold on a governorship by one party; the GOP had won every gubernatorial election in South Dakota starting in 1978.

When we talk about what's been going on in Brookings with the Global Aquaponics scam—a con artist, Tobias Ritesman, held a fundraiser for Marty Jackley.

"[13] In the final debate, Jackley and Noem took tough questions about workforce development, anti-discrimination laws, drugs, uniting Democrats and Republicans in the state to make critical decisions and much more.

"Every time that a proposal comes forward to create a new 'blue ribbon' task force, a board or a commission, what typically comes with that is another layer of bureaucracy," Noem said.

Jackley spoke about putting together a task force to work on government transparency and open records laws.

"Days ago he stood up and talked about protecting victims while behind the scenes he was actively working to silence one to further his political career," Noem said.

For somewhat complex reasons, state circuit judge Patricia DeVaney ruled in favor of the Republican Party on August 17.

For various procedural reasons, federal district judge Roberto Lange ruled against the Constitution Party on October 1.