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South Dakotans reelect Republican Dusty Johnson to Congress • South Dakota Searchlight [1]
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Date: 2024-11-05
South Dakota voters reelected Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson to a fourth term Tuesday.
The Associated Press called the race at 10:06 p.m. Central. Rep. Johnson was leading with 76% of the votes, with about 27% of statewide precincts reporting. The other candidate in the race, Democratic nominee Sheryl Johnson, had 24%.
Rep. Johnson, a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, is known for his focus on policy and his aversion to the antics of the more extreme voices in the U.S. House.
“Let’s never forget, this country was not built on anger and fear,” Rep. Johnson said Tuesday night during his victory speech in Sioux Falls. “This country was built on courage, optimism, imagination and freedom, and that is the most potent recipe in the history of statecraft.”
Rep. Johnson has generally voted in line with Republicans but has broken with some members of his party on occasion, including when he voted to certify the results of the 2020 election and when he voted against President Donald Trump’s attempt to declare a national emergency for the construction of a border wall.
Johnson’s campaign said he has cast more than 80 other votes for border security. He also campaigned this year on his efforts to counter the influence of China, including his membership in the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
His Democratic opponent, Sheryl Johnson, alleged that the congressman’s real focus is on the governor’s race in 2026, when the position will be open due to term limits. She was far outspent in the race and faced an uphill climb against the popular Republican incumbent in a state with more Republicans than Democrats.
Sheryl Johnson spoke at about 10 p.m. Central at a Democratic watch party in Sioux Falls. She did not concede at that time but said “the odds are long.”
“If Dusty does actually pull this off, I’ll be the first to congratulate him — tomorrow,” she said.
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