Author: @SoDakCampaigns

In case you’ve missed it, it looks like Daniel Haggar is going to be the new State’s Attorney for Minnehaha County.

Don’t quote me on the percentages, as who knows with the Minnehaha County Auditor, and their counts, but right now, Daniel holds a 45% vote tally against that of his next closest competitor, Crystal Johnson at 41%. Paul Bengford is currently sitting at 14%.

We’ll update you when (if) we see final results when (if) they’re made available!

(Update – it’s done! Daniel is the new Minnehaha County State’s Attorney!)

The final results are finally in an entire day later. And in this crazy year of coronavirus, in an election that was extended, and ended up being closer than expected, Alex Jensen has won the race against Theresa Stehly for Sioux Falls City Council!

Late this afternoon, incumbent City Councilman Greg Neitzert was declared the winner of the contest for the Sioux Falls City Council race in the NW Council District of the City of Sioux Falls.

Congratulations Greg!

One of my sisters used to suggest that people take a “chill pill” when they were faced with someone on a rant.  That might be a good suggestion for Jodie Mueller who was appropriately and resoundingly denied office last night.

Funny thing is.. I didn’t do any work for anyone in her race.  But far be it from me to get between someone standing on a street corner, screaming at passerbys, declaring she’s the REAL REPUBLICAN.

If that works for you Jodie, you just go ahead and be you.

And, at least she’s identified who the rest of us need to watch out for.

Jessica Castleberry was a good candidate and knew that she had best be prepared to run a race. And she did not disappoint.  She ran strong in the most unusual election in modern history against challenger Kevin Quick.

I think what amazes me the most about the race is that there were 551 people who were either so oblivious or contrarian that they would choose to vote for a convicted drug felon over Jessica Castleberry.

Regardless, she kicked his tail and his electoral hopes into the next century on a massive 72-28% victory. Clearly, a vast majority understood.

Castleberry will go on to face a independent candidate Brian Gentry in her fall election. Gentry should take heed with the kind of race that Castleberry ran in the primary – she knows what she’s doing.

David Johnson has been vexed by the Jensen family over the years, first by Phil Jensen, and now by his wife. It seems that she was put up to run only to block David from winning the seat on an uncontested basis.

Janet ran a somewhat decent campaign, but the end was never in doubt, with Johnson picking up the seat on a strong 56% to 44%.