SD governor candidate calls unfavorable poll ‘fake’ after touting earlier results from same group

By: Seth Tupper

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 294

Last Updated: 6 days, 6 hours ago

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Republican South Dakota governor candidate Toby Doeden touted a poll in May that correctly predicted him finishing first in the June 2 primary, but he called results from the same firm “fake” on Wednesday when they showed him trailing by 30 points in a July 28 runoff election.

KELO-TV commissioned the new poll from Emerson College Polling in Boston, which shows 62% of likely Republican voters supporting Gov. Larry Rhoden, 32% supporting Doeden and …

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