PIERRE — The Tuesday primary election was the first for Hughes County Finance Officer Thomas Oliva. Oliva says his maiden voyage in conducting an election was smooth sailing…
Voter turnout for Hughes County was 45-percent with 5,235 ballots cast out of 11-thousand 534 active voters. Stanley County saw voter turn-out of 57-percent. Sully County voter turn-out was 51-percent while Jones and Potter was at 55-percent. Elsewhere in central South Dakota voter turn-out was 40-percent in Brule; 18-percent in Buffalo; 21-percent in Dewey and 58-percent in Haakon. Voter turn-out was 46-pecent in Hand; 43-percent in Hyde; 35-percent in Jackson; 42-percent in Lyman; 31 in Mellette; 39 in Tripp and 16-percent in Ziebach.
