Republicans Gain A Hold Of District 22

District 22 will take on a Republican feel for the next 2 years as Senator Tom Hansen retained his seat in the Senator Chamber and campaign rookie Jim White, a Huron businessman nabbed a House seat away from long-time Democratic House fixture Quinten Burg. Hansen was running for his final two years in the Senate…

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White that while he may have won a House seat away from Burg, he values the path laid in Pierre by the Wessington Springs farmer…

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White defeated Burg by 81 votes, paving the way for a possilbe recount of ballots from Beadle, Jerauld and Hand counties.