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  "publishedAt": "2026-07-02T11:40:17.000Z",
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  "textContent": "## No\n\nGubernatorial running mates in South Dakota are not always chosen after the nominee is selected.\n\nRepublican nominee Jon Hansen chose Karla Lems as his running mate on April 24, 2025, over a year before the primary on June 2.\n\nGov. Larry Rhoden announced that Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen would stay on as his running mate when he announced his re-election campaign on Nov. 18.\n\nIn 1994, former Gov. Bill Janklow tapped Carole Hillard prior to the primary. Janklow went on to beat Walter Miller in the primary, and Hillard became the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor of South Dakota.\n\nIn May 2025, Rhoden signed into law a bill that requires governor candidates to nominate a candidate for lieutenant governor by 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday of August on election years. In 2026, Aug. 11 is the deadline for governor hopefuls to choose running mates.\n\nℹ️\n\nThis fact brief responds to conversations such as this one.\n\n### Sources\n\nSouth Dakota Legislature House Bill 1164\n\nSDPB Gov. Larry Rhoden officially announces campaign\n\nLarry Rhoden campaign website\n\nJohn Hansen website\n\nSouth Dakota Secretary of State\n\nKeloland News A look back at 40 years of South Dakota governor elections\n\n### About fact briefs\n\nFact briefs are bite-sized, well-sourced explanations that offer clear \"yes\" or \"no\" answers to questions, confusions and unsupported claims circulating online. They rely on publicly available data and documents, often from the original source. Fact briefs are written and published by South Dakota News Watch as part of the Gigafact network. **Submit a question** for us to answer on the tipline.\n\nShare your thoughts on this story\n\n_**South Dakota News Watch** is an independent nonprofit. **Read, subscribe** for free and **donate** at _sdnewswatch.org_.**Contact** freelance reporter Emily DeCock: __emily.decock@sdnewswatch.org_ _._",
  "title": "Fact brief: Are lieutenant governor picks always announced after the nominee is selected?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-08T11:17:13.944Z"
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