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Dakota Territory was organized on March 2, 1861; [1] on November 2, 1889, it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. [2] The Constitution of South Dakota originally provided for the election of a governor and lieutenant governor every two years with no limits. A law passed in 1947 prohibited parties from nominating someone ...
3 of South Dakota's governors have left office before their terms expired. In 1978, Richard F. Kneip resigned from office 6 months before the expiration of his term to accept an appointment as United States ambassador to Singapore. [10] On April 19, 1993, George S. Mickelson was killed in a plane crash near Dubuque, Iowa; Mickelson is the only ...
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Eleven people were appointed governor of Dakota Territory by the President of the United States during its existence, though one, John F. Potter, declined the post. [3]A provisional government formed in January 1859 and elected Wilmot Brookings as territorial governor, but the federal government refused to acknowledge the provisional government as official.
On November 14, 2016, Noem announced that she would run for governor of South Dakota in 2018 rather than seek reelection to Congress. [79] She defeated South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley in the June 5 Republican primary, 56 to 44 percent, [80] [81] and Democratic nominee Billie Sutton in the general election, 51.0 to 47.6 percent. [82]
She won a narrow victory — only 51% of the vote over Sutton’s 47.6% — and became the first female governor of South Dakota on Jan. 5, 2019. In the first year of her term, ...
2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election ← 2014 November 6, 2018 2022 → Nominee Kristi Noem Billie Sutton Party Republican Democratic Running mate Larry Rhoden Michelle Lavallee Popular vote 172,912 161,454 Percentage 50.97% 47.60% County results Precinct results Noem: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Sutton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% ...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is releasing a new book called “No Going Back,” but on Friday her office said she would actually be going back to correct some errors — including a false claim ...