Senators from both parties returned to Washington on Monday with questions about the future of their leadership after last week’s election decisively gave Democrats a significant new majority. Republicans who are losing around a quarter of their conference to election losses and retirements are debating whether to immediately reelect South Dakota Sen.

Voters in Kansas, Alaska, Arkansas, South Dakota and West Virginia approved noncitizen voting bans by wide margins, but key Supreme Court case looms.

It's a victory that comes after a move across town, appointed stint in the legislature, a 2024 primary loss and a 2026 primary win.

“Thank you for staying true and helping us get through three elections in this last year," Rhoden said.

South Dakota voters have chosen the next Public Utilities Commissioner in midterm elections.

Republican incumbent Mike Rounds won election Wednesday to the U.S. Senate representing South Dakota, defeating independent candidate Brian Bengs. Rounds' victory secures him a third Senate term.

Of the four constitutional amendments on the ballot, Amendment K was the only one where a "no" argument was not submitted to the South Dakota Secretary of State.

Republican Marty Jackley accepted his win for South Dakota's U.S. House of Representatives seat on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

South Dakota voters have rejected Amendment I, preserving expanded Medicaid coverage in the South Dakota Constitution if federal funding drops below 90%.