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rect mail marketing and her campaign fell deeper in debt.
• Jon Schaff, a Northern State University political science professor, said Rounds' financial edge has allowed him to dominate on media buys, and his GOP opponents have been showing desperation by scheduling a wave of last-minute news conferences.
• "They have to do something to shake up the dynamics of the race," Schaff said.
• The June 3 GOP primary winner will join Democratic business owner Rick Weiland and two independents on the Nov. 4 ballot. Running without party affiliation are former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Pressler and former state lawmaker Gordon Howie.
• The South Dakota U.S. Senate race is one of three involving a seat now held by a Democrat-- also including West Virginia and Montana -- where Republicans believe they have the best chance to win because President Barack Obama lost those states in the 2012 election. Republicans need to make a net gain of six seats to take over the majority in the U.S. Senate.
• In the Republican primary for governor, Gov. Dennis Daugaard is facing former state Rep. Lora Hubbel. The Democratic battle for the gubernatorial nomination pits former state wildfire agency head Joe Lowe against state Rep. Susan Wismer.
• Schaff said neither Lowe nor Wismer have raised a ton of money and it's anyone's guess on who will prevail.
• "You have kind of two stealth candidates in a way," he said.
• The race for South Dakota's lone seat in the U.S. House will wait for November. Both Republican U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem and Democratic challenger Corinna Robinson are unopposed within their parties.
• Of South Dakota's more than 510,000 registered voters at the end of May, nearly 237,000 listed themselves as Republicans and about 175,000 classified themselves as Democrats, according to records from the South Dakota Secretary of State's office. About 83,000 are listed as independents.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Sioux Falls man accused of keeping a woman captive for more than a month is being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond.
• A judge in Minnehaha County set the bond for Daniel James Armstrong Sr. on Monday, the Argus Leader (http://argusne.ws/1pN6kGT ) reported. Armstrong was arrested Friday after a brief standoff with police and was charged with two counts of aggravated assault domestic, second-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping and false

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