PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is endorsing former attorney general Marty Jackley, her one-time political rival, as he campaigns to unseat the current Republican attorney general.
Jackley returned the favor for Noem’s reelection bid.
The mutual endorsements represented a potential political alliance between the two Republicans.
In 2018, they competed for their party’s nomination in a bitter primary.
Jackley eventually endorsed Noem late in the 2018 general election campaign.
Jackley is running for his old job as attorney general as current Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg faces a House impeachment investigation for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash.