From ArgusLeader.com:

A rescheduled murder trial has forced Beadle County State’s Attorney Mike Moore to abandon his plans to run for attorney general in November.

That probably leaves the field to two candidates – Huron lawyer and former state lawmaker Ron Volesky on the Democratic side and present Attorney General Marty Jackley on the Republican side.

Both Volesky and Jackley will seek their parties’ nominations at the state conventions next week.

Jackley, a former U.S. attorney for South Dakota, starts off with the advantage of incumbency. Gov. Mike Rounds appointed him to the seat after former Attorney General Larry Long took a post as a circuit court judge.

Jackley has won the endorsements of 65 of 66 state’s attorneys, and he was a fixture on the Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner circuit. He said he’s been concentrating on the work that needs to be done in the office and letting politics take care of itself. He’s heard of no other names in GOP circles that might challenge him at the convention.

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