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• Noem said her ads weren't negative but truthful. The 40-year-old farmer and former state lawmaker said Varilek has run a deceitful campaign that distorted her record. She said she'll continue to run ads that "contrast" her record with Varilek's views.
• "We're going to make sure we're consistent with our messaging so people know they have a clear choice in this election," Noem said.
• Linda Burchill, a 60-year-old Pierre resident who works in a coffee shop, said she doubts Varilek's decision will affect the race.
• "It's too late to change it in the last two days," Burchill said. "People already know how they're voting."
• Elizabeth Smith, a political science professor at the University of South Dakota, said voters have tired of the political ads, but she's not sure Varilek's last-minute decision to stop running negative ads will win him many votes.
• "I'd be surprise if it had a big impact," Smith said. "I'm not sure that even registers in the final week."
• Smith said she suspects Noem will win because most House incumbents win re-election. But she said Varilek has run an aggressive campaign, and a lack of independent polling makes the race hard to predict.
• "It's anyone's guess," she said.
• Both Varilek and Noem expressed confidence about their chances of winning. Varilek campaigned Monday in Sioux Falls, Madison, Howard, Mitchell and Freeman in southeastern South Dakota. He ended the day in a rally with Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson.
• Noem traveled to Rapid City, Spearfish and Sturgis in heavily Republican western South Dakota, joined for part of the day by Republican Sen. John Thune.
• Varilek planned to vote Tuesday near his home in Sioux Falls before taking part in more get-out-the-vote activities. Noem planned to vote in Hazel near her home and then campaign in several nearby towns.
• South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant predicted about 70 percent of the state's registered voters would cast ballots, down slightly from the 73 percent voter turnout in the 2008 presidential election. Gant estimated a quarter of the votes would turn out to have been cast early.
• Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Some voters received incorrect information about polling places. South Dakota Democratic Party Chairman Ben Nesselhuf said Monday that a political action committee set up by the party sent mailings to tens of thousands of Democrats and independents, and about 5 percent listed incorrect polling places. Nesselhuf said the

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