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US Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota fends off Republican primary challenger
Partial Tuesday night election returns showed U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, on a path to win his party’s nomination to seek reelection.
The 71-year-old Rounds, of Fort Pierre, is finishing his second six-year term in the Senate after previously serving eight years as governor.
His opponent, Rapid City businessman Justin McNeal, did not mount a prominent campaign.
With 69 of 686 precincts across the state fully reporting at about 8:30 p.m. Central, returns showed Rounds with 77% support and McNeal with 23%. The Associated Press called the race for Rounds at 8:17 p.m. Central.
All of the votes came from registered Republicans, whose primaries are closed to independents and voters from other parties.