Sorry for the reboot – the SDWC is getting a bit of traffic tonight. We’re waiting for Minnehaha county to report, so there’s a lot undecided in the races. However, I think the SDWC Election center can project the Congressional race at this point:
With 70% of the precincts in, I think we can safely name the Republican nominee for Congress as Dusty Johnson!
Krebs could still run for Secretary of State.
Hard pass-
Surprising he’s at less than 50%. Makes you wonder what would have happened if the other vote wasn’t split between Krebs and Tapio.
Dusty ran an honorable campaign and we are lucky to have him as our next Representative.
Apparently Shantel and Neal each won a couple of counties. Shantel won Bennett and Harding, and Neal won Oglala Lakota and Tripp. That’s probably small consolation for them, but it’s surprising considering Dusty’s victory margin.
I think it says Dusty knows how to efficiently campaign and maximize his vote tally in the right places for most effective results.
I hope the results also tell Ms. Krebs and any other would-be negative campaigner that if you go negative, there better be some substance to your claims, not just garbage spewing.
Dusty is going to be a great Congressman.
A lot of ways to look at how decisive this was. One that can not be overlooked: Dusty won the hometowns and Home Counties of his opponents.