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It's time for lawmakers to rethink the mobile home
The article, by Emily Hamilton on Spot On South Dakota, discusses the stigma and policy issues surrounding manufactured housing (often called "mobile homes") in South Dakota.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Julian Beaudion is a former South Dakota state trooper who won the 2026 Democratic Senate nomination unopposed and left the race on August 4, 2026.
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Tracking the 35 Senate seats up for grabs in 2026
The Republicans are hopeful of keeping their majority while the Democrats look to flip enough seats to put them on top.
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Ex-Biden appointee faces attorney general in US House race with differences on tariffs, immigration
The article covers a U.S. House race in South Dakota, focusing on Democrat Gronli (former South Dakota director of rural development for USDA under Biden) challenging Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley for the…
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Protecting the state constitution, or protecting voters’ right to change it: Amendment L explained
The article explains Amendment L on South Dakota’s ballot, which would raise the approval threshold for future state constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60%.
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How Sioux Falls-area legislative candidates feel about data centers
The article surveys Sioux Falls-area legislative candidates’ views on data centers, including hyperscale facilities.
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Political Pulse: District 34 Senate candidates on growing tech industry
The article covers the District 34 Senate race in Rapid City, South Dakota, featuring incumbent Republican Taffy Howard and Democratic challenger Michael Calabrese.
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Positions on election hand-counting split candidates in South Dakota’s secretary of state race
The article discusses positions on election hand-counting that split candidates in South Dakota’s secretary of state race, highlighting candidates’ differing views on voting process integrity.
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South Dakota’s federal-only voter list grows to nearly 6,000, surprising some who are on it - KBHB News
The article reports that in South Dakota, nearly 6,000 voters are restricted to voting only in federal races (U.S. House and U.S. Senate) because they have not produced proof of U.S. citizenship under a new state law.
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S.D.'s federal-only voter list grows to nearly 6,000, surprising some on it
The article reports on South Dakota’s growing list of “federal-only” voters, a category created when state law requires proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration.
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WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE NOV. 3 BALLOT
Marshall County Commission: District 1 (Doug Medhaug, D) unopposed; District 3 (Jason Bender, R) unopposed; District 5 (incumbent Lynda Luttrell not seeking re-election) contested between Republican Tim Dahme and…
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2026 race
Beaudion, a businessman, activist and former South Dakota state trooper, was the only candidate in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Mike Rounds and won the nomination unopposed on June 2, 2026.
He left the race on August 4, 2026, so the general election has no Democratic candidate.
Rounds, who is seeking a third term, won the Republican primary with 75.8 percent of the vote and faces independent Brian Bengs, a lawyer, Navy and Air Force veteran, and the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Senate race.
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