Here's a recap and some results from South Dakota primaries on Tuesday

South Dakotans are done voting in the 2022 primaries.

Votes were cast across the state in primaries for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, governor and state legislative races, as well as Amendment C.

Results: See election results as they come in tonight

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Amendment C fails, AP projects

Thank you, but we will keep our ballot measures the way they are.

That was the message voters sent to the creators of Amendment C, which was the only issue on Tuesday's primary ballot that all voters were eligible to weigh in on.

And opponents of the measure tipped the scales. By a wide measure. Amendment C was losing by 69% to 31% when the Associated Press called the race at 10:01 p.m.

"First and foremost, we know that South Dakotans came out because they knew the sacred tradition of majority rule was on the ballot," said Zach Nistler, a spokesman for South Dakotans for Fair Elections, which ran the opposition campaign.

More: See who Sioux Falls-area voters chose in the South Dakota Senate, House primary election

Rep. Jon Hansen, a Dell Rapids Republican who sponsored the amendment, said that regardless of the result, the state should not follow tax-and-spend economic and social policies followed by other states and Washington, D.C.

Johnson secures re-election with primary win: AP

The 45-year-old Republican Tuesday earned a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives when he defeated challenger Taffy Howard, a state lawmaker from the Black Hills, according to a projection by the Associated Press at 9:43 p.m.

Johnson had 61% of the vote with 49% of precincts reporting.

“This victory makes one thing clear: South Dakota Republicans decide their elections, not out-of-state interest groups. South Dakotans want a principled conservative that gets things done — and that’s what I deliver. I’m honored to have South Dakota’s support," Johnson said in a news release.

Because no Democrats or Independents filed candidacies seeking South Dakota's lone seat in Congress, the Pierre native and former chief of staff under Gov. Dennis Daugaard will go unopposed in November's general election.

AP calls races for Noem and Thune

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who has elevated her national prominence through a hands-off approach to pandemic restrictions, won the Republican primary on Tuesday against a former legislative leader who accused her of using the office to mount a 2024 White House bid.

The first-term governor’s primary win against former South Dakota House Speaker Steve Haugaard gives her a commanding advantage as she seeks another term in November against Democratic state Rep. Jamie Smith, who did not face a primary challenger.

U.S. Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the chamber, also won his primary against two challengers who joined the race after Thune drew the ire of former President Donald Trump. Trump speculated the senator's career was “over” after he made public statements dismissing the former president's lies about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.

-- Associated Press

Kyte out as Minnehaha County auditor; possible recount in one Lincoln County race

Republicans in Minnehaha County ousted auditor Ben Kyte in favor of his opponent Leah Anderson in Tuesday night's primary election.

Anderson will now face Democrat Brian Wirth in November's general election.

In Lincoln County, incumbent Sheri Lund soundly defeated challenger Jessica Pollema 58% to 42%, and all three incumbent county commission candidates won their races as well.

"I feel good about it," said Lund. "I think everyone knows the Lund name and I've proven myself with my work at the auditor's office since 2014."

See a full roundup of county races here.

Incumbents take big leads early on

Incumbents in statewide races have a big lead as early results are released during the South Dakota primary.

Gov. Kristi Noem has 78 percent of the vote over Steven Haugaard, while Sen. John Thune has 73 percent of the vote in a three-person race. Rep. Dusty Johnson has 62 percent of the vote with Taffy Howard at 38 percent.  All votes are with 43/679 precincts reporting.

Meanwhile, Amendment C is failing with 'no' gaining 71 percent of the vote. See full results here.

Polls close in South Dakota

Polls have closed in the western part of the state, and results are expected soon afterward. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time across the state.

'Limited number' of wrong ballots given to Minnehaha County voters, auditor says

Some Minnehaha County voters were handed the wrong ballot, or a ballot with an incorrect ballot stamp on the morning of Election Day, according to the county's auditor.

Those issues occurred in legislative districts 2 (east of Sioux Falls, including Brandon and Valley Springs), 9 (west of Sioux Falls, including Hartford) and 25 (encompassing the remainder of Minnehaha County up to Dell Rapids), and were resolved by 10 a.m., county auditor Ben Kyte said.

Mick Monger, 61, at the MariCar Community Center said he had to take a lunch break to vote because he and other voters were turned away earlier in the day.

“We were unable to vote, they said they had the wrong stamp,” Monger said, “I hope everybody else had the chance to get out and vote.”

Ballots at polling precincts located at Church at the Gate on W 26th St. (3-11) and MariCar Community Center on N Valley View Rd (3-12) had the wrong ballot stamps, while other Minnehaha County voting places had ballots with candidates that didn't belong to their district.

That was only a "limited number," says Kyte, who's running for re-election on the Republican ticket against challenger Leah Anderson.

Most of the districts that saw these issues had recent redistricting boundary changes and precinct splits.

Read more here.

Amendment C big focus on voters' minds

While all of the statewide primaries were expected to go for the incumbents, Amendment C was top of mind for many voters.

The amendment would require any future ballot measure that increases taxes, or spends $10 million over five years, to pass by at least 60%.

Scott Brady, 41, said he voted against the amendment.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to do restrictions like that,” the registered independent said, adding that he doesn't want to prevent Medicaid expansion.

Salom Silwal, 35, said he voted yes on Amendment C and for Gov. Noem because "she's more conservative" and has strong "beliefs on laws, amendments and families."

Mark Vanderzee, 23, had the Republican ballot and voted for Rep. Dusty Johnson because he knows him personally from when he was in a teenage Republicans group.

He said he voted yes on C to “keep everything from raising taxes as much as possible."

Mark Brooks, 67, voted on the Democratic ballot and voted yes for Amendment C.

He said he voted for it based on the endorsements of Sen. John Thune and Rep. Dusty Johnson but said more could have been done to inform voters about the issue.

Meanwhile, Clinton Brown, 47, showed up at 8 a.m. to his local polling station where he voted in the Republican primary. He said he voted against certain incumbents.

"I made some changes, I voted for only one incumbent, Dusty Johnson, the rest of them I said, 'no'," Brown said.

In regards to voting against current Noem, Brown said he's given her a "pass" on issues like her response to the COVID-19 pandemic but disagreed with her handling of her daughter’s real estate appraiser license. 

"I don't give her a pass for her daughter and all that really unethical behavior that was happening," he said. "So I'm done when it comes to that."

Another incumbent Brown voted against was Thune who he said he knows personally. Brown's reason for that vote was him seeing Thune as part of the "establishment" and his failure to "toe the line" as an elected official representing conservatives.

At the downtown library just after noon, Kyle Billeter said he felt it was important to head out to the polls, despite the fact that Amendment C was the only thing on his ballot.

"I don't think it's something that we need to change," Billeter said, adding that he had looked into it after seeing ads regarding it and realizing it would be the only item on his ballot.

Alex McLain agreed, calling it "somewhat unfair" that the amendment was on a ballot where Democrat voters might be less likely to get out to vote.

Jared Pomranky, on the other hand, said he voted for the amendment, wanting to see an increase in fiscal responsibility.

"I'm not sure government is always very good at doing that," he said.

Robert and Bonnie Walker made it all the way from Ohio to vote in the primary, taking a break from being full-time RVers.

They'd done their research — Bonnie Walker had a list written out — and while the two thought Noem and Thune should stay in D.C., the couple thought it was time for Johnson to go.

"He didn’t exactly do what I thought was correct when Trump was being investigated," Robert Walker said, as Bonnie Walker called him a "RINO."

But their support of Noem didn't extend to Amendment C, which they opposed for making it harder for people to make their voices heard.

This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: South Dakota election results from the polls in Tuesday's primary