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2026 general election · South Dakota

South Dakota 2026 elections

The South Dakota races on the November 3 ballot that we track, in one place. Statewide and federal races link to their own page with the candidates, money and polls on file.

Last verified: October 25, 2026. Statewide and federal candidates are checked against South Dakota’s certified candidate list (source file). 429 races on file.

Facts about South Dakota’s offices were last read on October 25, 2026 from 2026 General Election Candidate List, South Dakota Secretary of State home page.

Statewide 4 races

Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of School and Public Lands, Public Utilities Commissioner.

  • Governor and Lieutenant Governor · 2 candidates on the certified ballotDan Ahlers DemocraticLarry Rhoden Republican
  • Attorney General · 1 candidate on the certified ballotLance Russell Republican
  • Secretary of State · 3 candidates on the certified ballotHeather Baxter RepublicanTamara J. Lesnar LibertarianTerrence Davis Democratic
  • State Treasurer · 2 candidates on the certified ballotMargaret Kuipers DemocraticMelissa Hull Republican

Federal 2 races

South Dakota’s one at-large U.S. House seat and a U.S. Senate seat.

  • U.S. House, District 0 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotMarty Jackley RepublicanNicole "Nikki" Gronli Democratic
  • U.S. Senate · 2 candidates on the certified ballotBrian L Bengs IndependentMike Rounds Republican

State legislature 68 races

Senate and House of Representatives.

  • State Senate: SD-1Michael H. Rohl Republican
  • State Senate: SD-2John Sjaarda Republican
  • State Senate: SD-3Katherine "Katie" Washnok Republican
  • State Senate: SD-4Stephanie Sauder Republican
  • State Senate: SD-5Glen A. Vilhauer Republican
  • State Senate: SD-6Ernie Otten Republican
  • State Senate: SD-7Tim Reed Republican
  • State Senate: SD-8Clint Hoyer Independent
  • State Senate: SD-9Joy Hohn Republican
  • State Senate: SD-10Liz Larson DemocraticMichael Dupic Republican
  • State Senate: SD-11Aaron Matson DemocraticChris Karr Republican
  • State Senate: SD-12Joe Zweifel DemocraticKari Shanard-Koenders Republican
  • State Senate: SD-13Sue Peterson Republican
  • State Senate: SD-14Larry Zikmund Republican
  • State Senate: SD-15Brenda Lawrence RepublicanErik Muckey Democratic
  • State Senate: SD-16Kevin D. Jensen Republican
  • State Senate: SD-17Sydney Davis Republican
  • State Senate: SD-18Kay Swihart DemocraticLauren Nelson Republican
  • State Senate: SD-19Kyle Schoenfish RepublicanRussell E. Graeff Democratic
  • State Senate: SD-20Paul R. Miskimins Republican
  • State Senate: SD-21Dan Andersson DemocraticMykala Voita Republican
  • State Senate: SD-22Brandon R. Wipf Republican
  • State Senate: SD-23Mark Lapka Republican
  • State Senate: SD-24Jim Mehlhaff Republican
  • State Senate: SD-25Bart Sample RepublicanBryan J. Breitling IndependentTom Pischke Republican
  • State Senate: SD-26Rebecca Reimer RepublicanShawn Bordeaux Democratic
  • State Senate: SD-27Anthony Kathol RepublicanCelestine Stadnick DemocraticPeri Pourier Independent
  • State Senate: SD-28Sam Marty Republican
  • State Senate: SD-29William J. Meirose Republican
  • State Senate: SD-30Amber Hulse Republican

County 355 races

County executives, councils and commissions, sheriffs, prosecutors, clerks and registers.

  • County Auditor: Aurora CountySusan Urban Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Aurora County (1)Daniel W Bosworth Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Aurora County (3)Clyde Dethlefsen Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Aurora County (5)Travis Clark Republican
  • Recorder / Register of Deeds: Aurora CountyArlene Koch Democratic
  • Sheriff: Aurora CountyRoman Briggs Republican
  • County Auditor: Beadle CountyJill Hanson Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Beadle County (1)Thomsen Moeding Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Beadle County (3)Jeffrey McGirr Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Beadle County (4)Scott Slepikas Democratic
  • County Commission / Council: Beadle County (5)Dennis W Meyer Republican
  • Recorder / Register of Deeds: Beadle CountyJudy Rodacker Republican
  • Sheriff: Beadle CountyDouglas J Solem Republican
  • Coroner / Medical Examiner: Bennett CountyLindell Don Adair Republican
  • County Auditor: Bennett CountyMary Goss Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Bennett CountyBradley Hahn RepublicanCole Blu Donovan RepublicanKeeley Clausen IndependentPaul Slattery IndependentPreston Rosane DemocraticRobert A Fogg Jr DemocraticSusan Williams Independent
  • Recorder / Register of Deeds: Bennett CountyJaci Clifford Democratic
  • Sheriff: Bennett CountyKevin Rascher Democratic
  • County Auditor: Bon Homme CountyCarla Kopp Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Bon Homme County (1)Victor H Settje Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Bon Homme County (3)Kelly D Young Republican
  • County Commission / Council: Bon Homme County (5)Brett Jay Romkema Republican
  • Recorder / Register of Deeds: Bon Homme CountySandra Frasier-Shaffer Independent
  • Sheriff: Bon Homme CountyMark L Maggs Republican
  • Coroner / Medical Examiner: Brookings CountyDavid Erickson Republican
  • County Auditor: Brookings CountyJenna Baker RepublicanLacey Klingbile Independent
  • County Commission / Council: Brookings CountyAlan Brutty RepublicanKelly VanderWal RepublicanLarry Jensen IndependentMartin "Marty" Stanwick IndependentMichael Lambertus Republican
  • Recorder / Register of Deeds: Brookings CountyKristi Kruse Republican
  • Sheriff: Brookings CountyDavid Biteler RepublicanManuel "Manny" Langstraat Independent
  • County Auditor: Brown CountyLynn "Meyer" Heupel Republican

Local 0 races

School boards, cities, judges and special districts.

No races are on file at this level yet. We list only what we have checked, so a gap here means we are still working on it, not that nothing is on the ballot.

Statewide ballot measures 4

  1. Letter I: An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance.

  2. Letter J: An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.

  3. Letter K: An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund.

  4. Letter L: An amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring that a constitutional amendment receive an affirmative vote of sixty percent of the votes cast before the measure is enacted.

Source: South Dakota Secretary of State, read October 19, 2026.

Not on this page: races we have not finished importing. Candidate lists are never edited by hand to look complete; a missing race stays missing until we have checked it. For every South Dakota contest, see South Dakota Secretary of State, Division of Elections.