Mixed results as South Dakota’s Noem intervenes in GOP races


              FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes a photo with Robert Woltering and Bret Blake during an election night watch party on June 7, 2022, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Sioux Falls, S.D. Noem has tried to shape the state's Legislature to her liking. She publicly supported at least a dozen candidates, including several challengers to sitting lawmakers who are part of a contrarian group of Republicans. But Tuesday's primaries saw limited results for the governor.  (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP, File)
            
              FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem meets with constituents at an election night watch party on June 7, 2022, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Sioux Falls, S.D. Noem has tried to shape the state's Legislature to her liking. She publicly supported at least a dozen candidates, including several challengers to sitting lawmakers who are part of a contrarian group of Republicans. But Tuesday's primaries saw limited results for the governor.  (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP, File)
            
              FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, speaks Feb. 25, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Noem has tried to shape the state's Legislature to her liking. She publicly supported at least a dozen candidates, including several challengers to sitting lawmakers who are part of a contrarian group of Republicans. But Tuesday's primaries saw limited results for the governor. (AP Photo/John Raoux File)
Mixed results as South Dakota’s Noem intervenes in GOP races