South Dakota Primary Results 2018: Noem To Face Sutton

SIOUX FALLS, SD — Polls are closed in South Dakota and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem will represent the Republican Party for governor in the general election. Results began to trickle in Tuesday night for the Republican nominations for governor and a U.S. House of Representatives seat.

GOP voters had to decide between Noem and state Attorney General Marty Jackley for their governor candidate.

Here's a breakdown of all the key races:

Governor

Democratic primary:

• Billie Sutton (Burke)

Sutton is running unopposed in the race. He is a former professional bronc rider current state Senate Minority Leader. He is pro-life and pro-gun, according to ABC News.

Republican primary:

• U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (Castlewood)
• Attorney General Marty Jackley (Pierre)

Noem was declared the winner by The New York Times on Tuesday night. She'll face Sutton in the general election.

According to a poll last week by the Argus Leader and KELO-TV, Noem and Jackley appeared to be neck-and-neck. Noem garnered 45 percent of support from likely Republican voters and Jackley garnered 44 percent. Noem is the first woman that Republicans have ever nominated for governor in the state. Jackley has served as attorney general since 2009 and cracked down on human trafficking and meth dealing.

U.S. House of Representatives

Democratic primary:

• Tim Bjorkman (Canistota)

Bjorkman is a former judge who is running unopposed in the race.

The Democratic race for the 1st Congressional seat — which represents Albuquerque — is particularly tight, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The race features a former state Democratic Party Chairwoman (Haaland), a former federal prosecutor (Martinez) and a retired law professor (Sedillo Lopez). Martinez had a slim lead over Haaland in the latest Journal poll with 22 percent. Haaland had 19 percent and Sedillo Lopez had 17 percent. The percentage of undecided voters sat at a whopping 29 percent. Democrats have held the seat since the 2008 election.

Republican primary:

• Dusty Johnson (Mitchell)
• Shantel Krebs (Fort Pierre)
• Neal Tapio (Watertown)

Johnson, a former public utilities commissioner who vowed to address the federal debt, was declared the winner Tuesday night by The New York Times. He'll face Bjorkman in the general election. Johnson was the frontrunner. Krebs is the current secretary of state who is running as a reformer. Tapio is a state senator who billed himself as an outsider and even called for ending the Native American reservation system.

Third party:

• George Hendrickson (Sioux Falls)
• Ronald Wieczorek (independent)

Marsy's Law

This was the first time voters can decide a ballot question at a primary, according to The Associated Press. Under the proposed change to the state Constitution, victims would have to opt-in to many of their rights and specifically allow authorities to share information with the public to help solve crimes. The New York Times reported that voters overwhelmingly chose "yes" to changing the law.

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