Terrence Davis, South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson and state Rep. Heather Baxter. Johnson publicly endorsed Davis, a Democratic nominee, over fellow Republican Baxter in the Secretary of State race. (Photos courtesy Terrence Davis; Monae Johnson; SD LRC/Johnny Sundby Photography)

South Dakota’s Secretary of State ascended to the office in 2022 on an election integrity platform that included hand-counting ballots and stricter election audits.

After four years running the state’s electoral and business systems, Republican Secretary of State Monae Johnson has gradually renounced some of her former policies, culminating in her putting her support behind the Democratic candidate in the race for the office — opting not to back the Republican on the ballot.

Johnson publicly endorsed Democratic nominee Terrence Davis’ in the Secretary of State race on Saturday.

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Berit Andreone1 month ago

After hearing Mr. Davis’s interview by the Dakota Scout, I was convinced he is the person for the job.

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SFmama41 month ago

Good for Ms Johnson to recommend the person that she thinks is the most qualified to take over the office she has been running rather than just supporting someone because they are from her party. In these days of division that takes a lot of courage. It’s easy to think you know what goes on in a position but then you actually find out when you do the job. I suspect she learned that our elections were well run all along and realized that much of the criticism of SD elections was based on conspiracies that were not true

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