The growth in female representation in South Dakota is part of a trend nationally, though most legislatures don’t have gender parity.

In recent general elections, most votes were reported by noon Eastern time on Wednesday. U.S. House At-Large District race called *Incumbent Tracking state government party control in South Dakota *Not up for election 3 Dem.

South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Kristie Fiegen won a third full term on Tuesday on state's three-person regulatory board that oversees energy and telecommunications.

Live-updating election results, maps and analysis of the 2024 South Dakota Amendment F ballot question from The Washington Post.

See live updates of South Dakota election results from the 2024 election, including House races, state elections and ballot initiatives.

The battle over Constitutional Amendment H that South Dakota voters will decide on Tuesday is the latest in a series of disputes about how political candidates should be chosen in the state. H calls for all candidates seeking an office to be on one primary ballot that all voters would receive,

In Siouxland, there are four races for the Legislature, one for the South Dakota Senate and three for the South Dakota House.

In South Dakota, polls close at 7 p.m. locally. As the western part of South Dakota is under Mountain Time, polls there won’t close until 8 p.m. CT and ballots will then start to be counted. Data will be updated as results come in,

South Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected an attempt to establish open primary elections in the state. The Associated Press called the results at 11:16 p.m. Central. The tally at that time was 68% against Amendment H and 32% in favor,