SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Republican candidate for the South Dakota House announced Wednesday he is withdrawing his candidacy amid a challenge from his Democratic rival over his eligibility for the race.

Logan Manhart, who was running as a Republican for a District 1 House seat, said in a statement released on Twitter that he had received legal advice and “at the end of the day I must abide by all rules and laws that have been set forth for this position.”

Former Democratic state lawmaker Steve McCleerey, who is running for a House seat in November, had filed a civil complaint against Manhart alleging he had lived in Wisconsin as recently as 2021 and was ineligible to hold the office because state law requires legislative candidates to have lived in South Dakota for two years.

“He was clearly legally ineligible, as defined in the South Dakota Constitution, to seek this seat,” South Dakota Democratic Party chair Randy Seiler said in a statement.

The District 1 race, which will decide two House seats, now pits a pair of Democrats, McCleerey and Rep. Jennifer Healy Keintz, against Republican Rep. Tamara St. John.