Incumbents Likely to Prevail in South Dakota Primary Despite Crowded GOP Field

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 25: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. CPAC, which began in 1974, is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Incumbents are expected to prevail in the Republican primary elections in South Dakota, recent polling data indicates.

And, given that the state hasn’t elected a Democrat in decades, the incumbents are likely to sail to re-election in the general election in November.