Release: Toby Doeden Voted for Barack Obama

Toby Doeden Voted for Barack Obama

Pierre, SD – Today, the Rhoden for Governor campaign released the “I Voted” ad, which educates South Dakotans on the fact that Toby Doeden did not vote in any Republican primaries until 2024. However, in his own words, he says he voted for both Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama in previous presidential elections.

“I think I may have even voted for Barack Obama,” Toby Doeden says in the ad. The audio was captured during a meeting with a community leader.

In a fuller version of the audio (which will be made available to the media upon request), Doeden says, “I’m pretty sure I voted for Bill Clinton. I think I may have even voted for Barack Obama in 2008. My dad was a registered Democrat – I was a registered Democrat into my thirties.”

The South Dakota Republican gubernatorial runoff election is on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

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