‘The least bad option’: South Dakotans explain their primary election voting decisions

South Dakota Searchlight reporters visited polling places Tuesday to talk with voters about the primary election. Here’s a sampling of those interviews. Stobbe was an independent for years, but registered Republican to vote in primaries. Stobbe said she tried to dig into candidates’ views, but “everyone is so general and vague in the answers they [

By: South Dakota Searchlight staff

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 2, 2026

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Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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South Dakota Searchlight reporters visited polling places Tuesday to talk with voters about the primary election.

Here’s a sampling of those interviews.

Samantha Stobbe, 41, Republican, Sioux Falls

Stobbe was an independent for years, but registered Republican to vote in primaries. Stobbe said she tried to dig into candidates’ views, but “everyone is so general and vague in the answers they give.”

“That’s frustrating for me as a voter,” said Stobbe, who brought her young …

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