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Fewer than 2 out of 10 South Dakota voters went to the polls Tuesday in a primary election dominated by fallout from a legislative debate over landowner rights, which caused Republican turnover.

It’s primary day in South Dakota, with 45 legislative contests receiving much of the attention and various local races and issues also appearing on ballots around the state.

Most of the action in Tuesday’s South Dakota primary election is in Republican legislative races, where a fight for control of the party has drawn in players ranging from upstart

Some residents in Hot Springs claim their property taxes increased 35% between 2023 and 2024.

Some residents in Hot Springs claim their property taxes increased 35% between 2023 and 2024.

In the Senate chamber of the South Dakota Legislature, a little institutional knowledge goes a long way.

Here are five Republican Senate primaries that could help define the upper chamber in the 2025 session and beyond. The primaries will take place June 4, 2024.

In the Senate chamber of the South Dakota Legislature, a little institutional knowledge goes a long way.

SIOUX FALLS — In the Senate chamber of the South Dakota Legislature, a little institutional knowledge goes a long way.

South Dakota Republicans are dealing with an intraparty schism between establishment “moderates” and far-right factions.