South Dakota’s general election debate season set to begin at State Fair

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 408

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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South Dakota’s 2026 general election debate season begins Saturday at the State Fair in Huron.

The South Dakota Farmers Union is hosting a debate between Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden and Democratic nominee for governor Dan Ahlers at 1 p.m. Central time on the fair’s Freedom Stage. A livestream of the debate is available on the South Dakota Farmers Union YouTube page.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting and South Dakota News Watch also plan to …

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