Election 2010: South Dakota Governor

Support for Republican Dennis Daugaard has jumped to its highest level yet in South Dakota’s gubernatorial race.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Daugaard, the current lieutenant governor, leading Heidepriem by better than two-to-one, 59% to 27%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and 10% are undecided.

Last month, Daugaard led Heidepriem 52% to 35%.
Daugaard in the lead is no big surprise…this margin…and the change since last month show that the Donkey Party candidate is failing to get any traction.

Meanwhile, Rasmussen also notes that GOP challenger Kristi Noem is running strongly against incumbent Stephanie Herseth:

Election 2010: South Dakota House of Representatives

Republican Kristi Noem again passes the 50% mark of support this month against incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin in the race for South Dakota’s only House seat.

The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Noem picking up 51% support against Herseth-Sandlin, who receives 42% of the vote. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and five percent (5%) are undecided.

One supposes that Stephanie won’t be bringing in House Squeeker Pelosi, or the Great Pretender himself to turn things around.