South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden announces re-election bid amid GOP primary race and prison drug overdose death.

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is set to announce his re-election campaign on November 18 at a sold-out event in Rapid City, confirming expectations he will seek a second term. He will face Republican challengers including Congressman Dusty Johnson, House Speaker Jon Hansen, and businessman Toby Doeden. Johnson recently voted to end the longest U.S. government shutdown, calling it harmful and avoidable. Meanwhile, the state attorney general confirmed an inmate died of a drug overdose at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, prompting an ongoing investigation into how drugs entered the facility.