South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley wins bid for Republican US House nomination

By: South Dakota Searchlight staff

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 242

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago


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Partial Tuesday night election returns showed South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley headed for victory in the race for the Republican Party’s U.S. House nomination.

His opponent, James Bialota, of Piedmont, did not mount a prominent campaign.

With 109 of 686 precincts across the state fully reporting at 8:43 p.m., Jackley had 81% support, and Bialota had 19%. The Associated Press called the race for Jackley at 8:19 p.m. Central.

All the votes came …

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