South Dakota House Speaker Jon Hansen is running because he wants to keep fighting for what he calls the South Dakota way of life.

The South Dakota Democratic Party hosted Walz during their annual McGovern Day dinner July 12 at the Denny Sanford Premier ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden talked with KOTA Territory News about his decision-making process over a potential election bid.

In eastern South Dakota and the surrounding area, nearly 70% of voters picked Donald Trump during the 2024 election. Although ...

Current Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson is running for governor next year. Here's a look at how Election 2026 is shaping ...

MADISON, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – A Republican state legislator from Madison filed his statement of candidacy ...

Republican Christopher Prosch has been outspoken about his belief that rape victims should have to carry their pregnancies to ...

Lance Russell, the State’s Attorney for Fall River and Oglala Lakota Counties and former state lawmaker, announced his candidacy for Attorney General on Tuesday.

More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and the vast majority of them take effect July 1.

Casting mailed ballots remained popular among voters in last year’s presidential election, even as President Donald Trump has tried to undercut the process through a wide-ranging executive order.

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) announced Monday afternoon that he is running for governor of South Dakota in 2026. Johnson announced his candidacy for the governor’s mansion in Sioux Falls, stating ...