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Sep 21, 2026

South Dakota GOP secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her

Republican Secretary of State Monae Johnson broke with her party to endorse Democrat Terrence Davis for the office, citing concerns about election integrity and professionalism after refusing to say Biden won in 2020.

Sep 21, 2026·6 sources

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▪Monae Johnson campaigned for secretary of state in 2022 on promises to prevent election fraud and refused to say whether Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election
▪Terrence Davis emphasized that the South Dakota secretary of state's office is nonpartisan and stated that trust in the state's election system has been eroded by misinformation
▪South Dakota Republican Party Chair Jim Eschenbaum stated that delegates soured on Monae Johnson after Johnson failed to appear before a legislative committee regarding an electronic poll book contract

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U.S. voting rights Republican Party Joe Biden Election integrity Democratic Party U.S. domestic politics