Podcast: What South Dakota’s blue ‘ripple’ means for the state Democratic Party

Though they didn’t win any statewide seats, South Dakota Democrats gained ground in the Legislature after Tuesday’s election for the first time since 2008, bringing their numbers from eight to 12 out of 105 total legislators. Shane Merrill, the state party’s chair, joined the Searchlight Report podcast to talk about what the legislative wins mean [

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 174

Last Updated: 3 days, 8 hours ago

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Searchlight Report is a podcast from South Dakota Searchlight. Reporter and host Meghan O’Brien works with other Searchlight journalists to take listeners inside politics and policy in The Mount Rushmore State.

Though they didn’t win any statewide seats, South Dakota Democrats gained ground in the Legislature after Tuesday’s election for the first time since 2008, bringing their numbers from eight to 12 out …

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