• Nearly half of registered voters cast a ballot. Statewide voter turnout in Tuesday's election was 49% with more than 310,000 ballots cast. Close to one third of those came from the Sioux Falls area with a combined 94,500 between Minnehaha and Lincoln County, which saw 48% and 51% turnout, respectively.
    • That's a huge jump from the primary election in June, which saw 34% turnout statewide and only 27% turnout in Minnehaha County.
  • Anderson retains auditor seat. Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson kept her job running local elections on Tuesday with 53% of the vote over challenger Curt Deedrich.
  • New faces on County Commission. Incumbent Jen Bleyenberg held on to her Minnehaha County Commission seat, as well, and she'll be joined by two newcomers (though neither is a new face in local politics). The other two open commission seats will be filled by former state lawmaker Brent Hoffman, and former City Councilor Kenny Anderson, Jr.