According to reports from Facebook, Sioux Falls Democrat Congressional candidate Billy Mawhiney announced on his facebook page that he has decided to suspend his campaign for Congress, noting that “this chapter is ending.”
For state Democrats, this eliminates the possibility of a primary, and leaves them with Democrat insider Nikki Gronli as the remaining possibility to get on the ballot for the fall election.
A Scott Schlagel of Dell Rapids had filed a statement of candidacy in March of 2025, but no further filings or announcements have been made since.
Will Casey withdraw?
Bah. If grudznick’s close personal friend Lar were still a South Dakota Democratic fellow, he’d step up and run. This fellow is just a weak sister. He was afeared of Nikki Gronli’s vast potential and bailed out like an insolvent community bank. Lar would never do that, just give it all to Ms. Nikki, were he still a Democratic fellow.