Victory doesn’t always go to the loudest candidate

By: Dana Hess

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 1,023

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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It was Primary Election Day, June 4, 2002, and I had things pretty well covered for the Wednesday edition of the Pierre Capital Journal. This was back in the day when newspapers still had staffs. I had three reporters assigned to cover various local elections, figuring I would rely on coverage from The Associated Press for the statewide races. Thinking I had everything handled, my son and I settled in Tuesday night to watch the …

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