Chapter 147 Elected Governor

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Elections are a marathon, and you never know what the outcome will be until the last moment. However, the 1987 South Dakota election campaign seemed to be over early. Because of Griffith's strong fundraising ability, he left his opponent far behind me. Whether it is the amount of campaign advertisements or the number of campaign activities held, Griffith is ahead of his opponent by a large margin.

Among the candidates for governor of South Dakota this term, Griffith's main competitor is the previous governor of South Dakota. Although after he took office, he tried to develop South Dakota's tourism industry to replace the single agricultural economy. But in terms of effect, it actually caused South Dakota's agriculture to begin to decline. Before tourism can become a pillar industry, most residents in South Dakota still rely on agriculture for food.

And Griffith has dealt with farmers all his life. He knows what the farmers here like and what they need. So Griffith's campaign platform focused on agriculture. After he took office, he promised to strengthen the interests of farmers and ensure the lowest grain purchase and storage prices throughout the state. It will even use state finances to build water conservancy and agricultural infrastructure, and the state government will come forward to negotiate with agricultural-related companies to fight for the interests of farmers. Under Griffith's series of campaign policies, how could the people here dislike him.

Griffith toured South Dakota, campaigning. At this time, Monsanto's laboratory finally made a breakthrough in genetically modified corn seeds. Successfully developed new corn seeds that are resistant to glyphosate herbicides. Another important project in Monsanto's Molecular Biology Laboratory, the research on genetically modified wheat is also nearing completion. However, Monsanto's ambitions are not limited to these. Now the molecular biology laboratory has expanded into a large-scale experimental institution, where almost all the seeds of common agricultural products in the US market are conducting similar genetically modified research. Seryozha hoped that Monsanto would be like Yota Communications, leaving its opponents far behind from the very beginning, using technological barriers to prevent competitors from entering this new field.

As the election campaign gradually came to an end. Several polls in South Dakota have shown Griffith far ahead of his opponents. This finally made Karim feel relieved. At this time, Seryozha was about to acquire the shares of German Volkswagen, so Karim left the United States and went to Europe during this period to deal with related matters. By the time things get settled in Europe, South Dakota's midterm election process has reached its final juncture.

On the last day before the vote, Griffith's campaign team booked the largest indoor sports venue in Pierre, the capital of South Dakota, waiting for the final result of the election. Since early in the morning, the major media have begun to report on the voting situation in Dakota. There are about 4 million registered voters in Dakota. If the policies after taking office can be implemented smoothly, it is best for Griffith to get more than half of the votes.

After six o'clock in the afternoon, the voting work has basically ended, and the rest is the counting work of the Election Committee.

At this moment, all candidates have finished all their work, and the only thing to do is to wait for the final election results.

As the results of one polling station after another came out one after another, Griffith was far ahead from the beginning without any suspense, which made Griffith finally relax from his nervous heart. He felt that the governor's race was much easier than the Democratic primary.

In order to enliven the atmosphere of the scene, Griffith's campaign team also invited bands and singers to add to the fun. After more than half of the votes were counted, the location of Griffith's campaign has begun to celebrate in advance.

At about 9 o'clock in the evening, Griffith had obtained more than half of the votes, basically confirming that he had become the new governor of South Dakota. A round of cheers, and amidst the cheers, Griffith and his family stepped onto the podium and began to thank his supporters. A common man with no political experience has become the governor of a state from this moment on. Griffith couldn't believe what he had experienced was real. He was almost incoherent from the shock of joy.

Fortunately, Griffith's assistants had already prepared a victory speech, which made Griffith not overwhelmed. So Griffith delivered his first speech after winning the election here. In this speech, Griffith thanked his supporters, the staff of the campaign team, his family, and Co-worker at Dakota Pasta Growers. He said he will never forget the promises he made during the campaign. After the speech, Griffith's rivals called to congratulate Griffith on his victory. Griffith also expressed his thanks one by one.

After finishing the election campaign, Griffith left everyone behind and went to the backstage to meet his benefactor, Karim. Karim first congratulated Griffith on his election. Later, Griffith took the initiative to ask Karim about the seed sales company.

"At present, the only variety we have identified for the market is soybean, but corn has been submitted to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for testing, and it is expected to be officially launched in the near future." Karim said optimistically.

"Do you need me to do something?" Griffith asked enthusiastically. The reason why he was so enthusiastic was because although his seed sales company was sold to Karim, his relatives still had a lot of seeds. Shares? Griffith's investment can only be paid off after the seed sales company is on the right track.

"Don't worry, we want to get corn seeds certified by the FDA before you take office. The American Farmers Association will help us promote these two new types of seeds, and Glencore will give priority to acquiring South Dakota Agricultural products. I hope that with our help, your career in politics will be smoother, and you will enter Congress as soon as possible, which will actually help us even more!" Kalim said optimistically.

Griffith smiled and didn't answer, but he remembered Karim's words in his heart. If the race for governor is so easy, how difficult can it be for congressman?