Winner, unofficial result · Governor, SD
Larry Rhoden
Governor of South Dakota since 2025
- Over
- Dan Ahlers (Democratic), 36.5%
- Votes
- 193,333 (82,176 ahead)
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-13
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +16.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Larry Robert Rhoden is an American politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the 34th governor of South Dakota.
More
A member of the Republican Party, Rhoden served from 2019 to 2025 as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and from 2009 to 2015 and again from 2017 until 2019 in the South Dakota Legislature.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- February 5, 1959 (age 67)
- Education
- Not on file
- Occupation
- rancher
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
Governor, SD. Won with 63.5%, 27.0 points ahead over Dan Ahlers.
- Larry Rhoden Republican · winner63.5%
- Dan Ahlers Democratic36.5%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-13 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +16.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- R +27.0
- Difference
- 10.4 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
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Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- governorlarryrhoden.com official
- Campaign email
- Not on file
- Social
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 11:57 PM ET
- 2025 to presentGovernor of South Dakota Wikidata
- 2019 to 2025Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota Wikidata
- 2017 to 2019member of the South Dakota House of Representatives Wikidata
- 2009 to 2015member of the State Senate of South Dakota Wikidata
- 2001 to 2009member of the South Dakota House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q16193325). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1384723778
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 11:57 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Rhoden
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16193325
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1374177732
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