Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Senate Republicans met behind closed doors Wednesday to vote by secret ballot, and have elected South Dakota Senator John Thune to serve as Senate Majority Leader wh

Because it's a secret vote, we don't know exactly who voted for Thune to be the Senate Majority Leader, but we know a few of his public supporters.

This week on Matters of the State, we break down the results of the general election.Northern State University political science professor Jon Schaff joins us to discuss the decision by South Dakota voters to vote ‘no’ on six of seven ballot measures.