After two elections, a recount and more than a year of campaigning, Jamie Smith formally conceded the Sioux Falls mayoral race on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family and supporters at the Old Courthouse Museum courtyard.

Hundreds of ballots that were cast in the mayoral election were not counted. Most of those were received too late in the absentee process, but there were a slew of other reasons why a voter's ballot might go uncounted.

After more than 18 hours of deliberation, the recount board has final results in the Sioux Falls mayoral race.

Sioux Falls still doesn't have a mayor, but after the recount board wrapped up absentee ballots Tuesday afternoon, at least a few more votes have been added to the grand total.

It's recount day! Here's what we know so far about the process and how long it might take.

It's historic any way you slice it. In an election with more than 36,000 votes, only two separated the two mayoral candidates, Christine Erickson and Jamie Smith, Tuesday night. So, what happens next?

Only about 1 in 4 registered voters in Sioux Falls cast a ballot in Tuesday's mayoral election, and not one single precinct in the city saw higher turnout in the run-off than it did in the primary election on June 2.

In a true nail-biter of a race, just two votes separated Christine Erickson and Jamie Smith when the results were reported around midnight Tuesday. It's too close to call as we await a recount.

Overall, about 24% of Sioux Falls voters cast a ballot in Tuesday's run-off election. Here's a look at who they voted for.

Ready for round two?? The city run-off election is happening Tuesday, June 23. Here's your Run-Off Election Day Survival Guide™ (just kidding, it's not trademarked).

And then there were two. Jamie Smith and Christine Erickson are the two remaining candidates in the Sioux Falls mayoral race, rising to the top of a crowded field in the fight to fill Mayor Paul TenHaken's seat.

James Oppenheimer and Vince Danh are both vying to represent Sioux Falls in the At-Large A seat on the City Council.

Two candidates remain in the race to represent southeastern Sioux Falls on the City Council. Mike Crane and Sara Pankonin sat down with Sioux Falls Simplified to talk about their campaigns.

From a field of five candidates, only the Zach(k)s remain in the race to represent the central district on the Sioux Falls City Council. Both Zak Okuwe and Zach DeBoer sat down with Sioux Falls Simplified ahead of the June 23 run-off election to talk about a variety of policy topics.

Mayoral candidates Christine Erickson and Jamie Smith will discuss a variety of policy topics in a debate hosted by the Sioux Falls League of Women Voters in partnership with Sioux Falls Simplified, Sioux Falls Live and The Dakota Scout.

The debate – which will take place at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Carnegie Town Hall – is going to be the only truly public debate between the two run-off candidates.

We don't yet know who most of Sioux Falls city leadership will be after Tuesday night's election because the mayoral race and three of the four City Council races will go to a run-off. Here's where the candidates stand in a now-narrowed field.

TL;DR headlines on the governor's race, statewide races, and the Sioux Falls charter amendment results.

That's right folks, the moment we've all been waiting for: It's ✨election day✨! Here's everything you need to know -- it's in your hands now. Godspeed.

TODAY is the last day to register to vote if you want to be eligible to vote in the June 2 primary election. And trust me when I say you're gonna wanna be eligible to vote in the June 2 primary election.

Six people are looking to fill three open seats on the board overseeing South Dakota's largest school district. Sioux Falls Simplified talked to all six of them on a variety of relevant issues.

Residents will weigh in on five proposed changes to the City Charter, the governing document for Sioux Falls. Here's a simplified look at those proposed changes, and what your vote either way would mean for the city.