NewsNovo
The case for Bitcoin-aligned political candidates cleared the first test and failed the second.
Toby Doeden, a businessman and Bitcoin evangelist, led South Dakota's four-way gubernatorial primary in June with 30.6% of the vote, only to lose Tuesday's runoff to Gov.
Larry Rhoden, an incumbent who had finished second. The Associated Press called the race for Rhoden within minutes of final polls closing.
How the state's first runoff came to be South Dakota law requires a head-to-head runoff when no candidate for governor, U.S. House receives at least 35% of the primary vote. The June contest produced no winner.
Keep reading