Frank Star Comes Out wins OST Presidency  

With the majority of precincts reporting in South Dakota the final vote tally is in, Governor Kristi Noem won with 63% of the votes to defeat Democratic Jamie Smith who garnered 35 %, with Libertarian Tracy Quint receiving 3%.

Senator John Thune defeated John Bengs 63% to 26%. House of Representative Dusty Johnson won with 77% to Collin Duprel’s 22% of the vote.

Two measures were on the ballot, Constitutional Amendment D which would expand Medicaid and Initiated Measure 27 which would have legalized recreational marijuana.

With more than 99% of precincts reporting Constitutional Amendment D, passed with 56.2% of the vote compared to 43.8% against. The “yes” vote led when results were first reported shortly after 8 p.m.

Amendment D will amend the South Dakota Constitution to expand Medicaid eligibility to help provide medical coverage for low-income people in designated categories.

Dave Kapaska, DO, MBA, retired hospital executive and co-chair of the American Heart Association’s volunteer cabinet for Medicaid expansion. “We’re glad that South Dakota voters saw that helping our neighbors get health care is the right thing to do. Ensuring health care access for 42,000 hardworking South Dakotans is good for them and their families, good for their employers who need them more than ever, and good for the economic progress of this state.”

The voters of South Dakota decided not to approve Initiated Measure 27 on Tuesday. The measure failed by a vote of 47% ‘Yes’ to 53% ‘No’.

The unofficial results are in for the Oglala Sioux Tribal election. Newcomer Frank Star Comes Out (1946 votes) has defeated Kevin Killer (1415 votes) for the presidency of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

 

OST PRESIDENT – UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

FRANK STAR COMES OUT – 1946

KEVIN KILLER – 1415

CHALLENGE VOTES – 333

 

PINE RIDGE – UNOFFFICIAL RESULTS

GEORGE DREAMER – 281

ROBIN TAPIO – 248

ELLA JOHN CARLOW – 246

JULIANN SPOTTED BEAR – 239

RICHARD BREWER – 196

LUCY BACKWARD – 179

CHALLENGE VOTES – 80

 

WAKPAMNI- UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

JACKIE SIERS – 316

SONIA LITTLE HAWK WESTON – 280

DONROY GHOSTBEAR – 263

MIKE CARLOW – 219

MARCUS PALMIER – 194

GENEVIEVE RIBITSCH – 180

CHALLENGE VOTES UNKNOWN.

 

OGLALA – UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

WENDELL YOUNGMAN – 213

TYLER YELLOW BOY – 209

JAKE LITTLE – 206

VALERIE JANIS – 196

CHALLENGE VOTES – 30

 

LACREEK – UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

CRAIG DILLON – 118

CORA WHITE HORSE – 91

NORMAN STANDING SOLDIER – 84

COLLEEN BALD EAGLE – 74

CHALLENGE VOTES – 33

 

EAGLE NEST – UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

JIM MEEKS – 123

1. DUANE YELLOW HAWK – 118

WESLEY HAWKINS – 118

MARILYN CHARGING CROW – 70

CHALLENGE VOTES – 22

 

WOUNDED KNEE – UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

GARFIELD STEELE – 154

JAMES ADAMS – 149

JOHN STEELE – 148

DAKOTA HIGH HAWK – 127

CHALLENEGE VOTES UNKNOWN.

 

MEDICINE ROOT – UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

RYAN JUMPING EAGLE – 287

HOWARD ROOKS – 210

AUSTIN WATKINS – 197

STANLEY LITTLE WHITEMAN – 186

GERALD COURNOYER – 179

BRIAN HOPKINS – 85

CHALLENGE VOTES – 28

 

PASS CREEK – UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

ANNA SALOMON HALVERSON – 129

JAMES CROSS – 121

CONSUELO MEANS – 109

LYDIA BEAR KILLER – 95

CHALLENGE VOTES – 28

 

PORCUPINE DISTRICT – UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

TYLER LUNDERMAN – 255

DAVID POURIER – 215

MARGARET ROSS – 191

PHILLIP GOOD CROW – 144

CHALLENGE VOTES – 27

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