Dueling polls point to competitive governor’s race
Johnson, Rhoden emerge as front runners in one poll, while Doeden takes second in another
PIERRE – The end of the legislative session on Thursday marks the ramp up of election season.
A pair of polls in the race for governor show that the four-man contest will be competitive, and it could end in a runoff between the top two finishers. No candidate in either poll cracked the 35 percent mark to avoid triggering a runoff.
Both polls had Dusty Johnson leading, but from there, the results varied.
Larry Rhoden was within 5 percentage points of Johnson in a poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, down 28 to 33 – within the margin of error. Toby Doeden followed with 16 percent while Jon Hansen had 10 percent.
Financial incentive for new Smithfield packing plant in Sioux Falls clears first City Council test
Smithfield Foods cleared a public hurdle on Tuesday on the way to approval of a financing plan for a portion of a new $1.3 billion pork processing plant in northwest Sioux Falls.
