GOP Nominates State Senator for Janklow Seat
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A state senator won the GOP nomination to run in a special election to fill the congressional seat Bill Janklow left after being convicted of killing a motorcyclist in a car crash.
State Sen. Larry Diedrich received a majority of votes on the fourth ballot cast by members of the Republican State Central Committee.
Voters in the June 1 special election will choose someone to fill the remaining six months of Janklow’s term.
Diedrich, a 45-year-old Elkton farmer, outlasted seven other candidates to run in South Dakota’s first special U.S. House election since 1891.
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