Results will appear on this page on election night, November 3, 2026, as votes are counted. The last polls in South Dakota close at 9 PM ET. Follow every state live →
On the South Dakota ballot: governor plus 7 other statewide offices, 105 legislative seats, and 4 ballot measures.
Governor
Incumbent: Larry Rhoden (R); rated Solid R (MultiState consensus of Cook, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, and Pluribus News).
On the ballot: Dan Ahlers (D), Larry Rhoden (R).
Read MultiState’s South Dakota governor race preview →
Other statewide races
| Office | On the ballot | Incumbent | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt. Governor | Steven McCleerey (D), Tony Venhuizen (R) | Tony Venhuizen (R) | |
| Attorney General | Lance Russell (R) | Open seat | Solid R |
| Secretary of State | Terrence Davis (D), Heather Baxter (R), Tamara Lesnar (L) | Open seat | Solid R |
| Treasurer | Margaret Kuipers (D), Melissa Hull (R) | Open seat | |
| Auditor | Tom Cool (D), Catherine Barranco (R) | Open seat | |
| Commissioner of School and Public Lands | Raeann Mettler (D), Brock Greenfield (R) | Brock Greenfield (R) | |
| Public Utilities Commissioner | Frank J. Kloucek (D), Don Haggar (R) | Open seat |
Legislature
- House: all 70 seats up; currently 65 R, 5 D; 36 seats make a majority; rated Solid R (Sabato’s Crystal Ball).
- Senate: all 35 seats up; currently 32 R, 3 D; 18 seats make a majority; rated Solid R (Sabato’s Crystal Ball).
Every chamber on the ballot, with forecasts →
Legislative races
| Seat | On the ballot | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | Courtney Gale Enfield (D), Daniel Kjos (R), Nick Fosness (R) | Logan Manhart (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-2 | Blake Rife (D), Adam Long (R), Manuel Luschas (R) | Open seat; Elects 2 | |
| HD-3 | Erin Rudner (D), Spencer Sommers (R), Timothy Hanigan (R) | Open seat; Elects 2 | |
| HD-4 | Emelia Enquist (D), Fred Deutsch (R), Ryan Kohl (R), Samuel Froehlke (I) | Open seat; Elects 2 | |
| HD-5 | Byron Callies (R), Matt Roby (R), Neal Tapio (I) | Matt Roby (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-6 | Austin Wolf (D), Garret Campbell (D), Elliott Neff (R), Jerry Jongeling (R) | Open seat; Elects 2 | |
| HD-7 | Blake Stevens (D), Mellissa Heermann (R), Roger DeGroot (R) | Roger DeGroot (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-8 | Jon Nelson (SD) (R), Todd Wilkinson (R) | Open seat; Elects 2; Uncontested | |
| HD-9 | Amanda Potter (D), Megan Tschetter (R), Tesa Schwans (R) | Tesa Schwans (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-10 | Adam Bair (D), Kathleen Brudvig (D), John Pohlman (R), Kimberly Petterson (R) | Open seat; Elects 2 | |
| HD-11 | Sonja Mentzer (D), Brian Mulder (R), Keri Weems (R), Tracey Quint (L) | Brian Mulder (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-12 | Stephanie Arne (D), Amber Arlint (R), Kerry Loudenslager (R) | Amber Arlint (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-13 | Ali Rae Horsted (D), Jack Kolbeck (R), John Hughes (R) | John Hughes (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-14 | Erinn Williams (D), Taylor Rehfeldt (R), Tyler Tordsen (R) | Taylor Rehfeldt (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-15 | June CopperStad (D), Kadyn Wittman (D), Andre Zachariahs (R), Joni Tschetter (R) | Kadyn Wittman (D) | Elects 2 |
| HD-16 | Tim Rhead (D), John Shubeck (R), Lisa Bogue (R) | Karla Lems (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-17 | Austin Brunick (D), Leslie Gerrish (D), Chris Kassin (R), Troy Redler (R) | Chris Kassin (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-18 | Jarod Holcomb (D), Karen Springer (D), John Marquardt (R), Michael R. Stevens (R) | Michael R. Stevens (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-19 | Heidi Hora (D), Drew Peterson (R), Jessica Bahmuller (R) | Jessica Bahmuller (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-20 | Jeff Bathke (R), Terry Sabers (R) | Jeff Bathke (R) | Elects 2; Uncontested |
| HD-21 | Jim Halverson (R), Marty Overweg (R) | Marty Overweg (R) | Elects 2; Uncontested |
| HD-22 | Cully Williams (D), Kevin Van Diepen (R), Lana Greenfield (R) | Kevin Van Diepen (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-23 | Dick Werner (R), Spencer Gosch (R), Garett Heinz (I) | Spencer Gosch (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-24 | Laurie Gill (R), Mike Weisgram (R) | Will Mortenson (R) | Elects 2; Uncontested |
| HD-25 | Carrie Sanderson (R), Nick Buchholz (R) | Open seat; Elects 2; Uncontested | |
| HD-26 Seat A | Eric Emery (D), Ron Frederick (R) | Eric Emery (D) | |
| HD-26 Seat B | Lewis J. GrassRope (D), Angi Hanzlik (R) | Open seat | |
| HD-27 | Liz May (R), Elizabeth Lone Eagle (I), Evangeline Poor Bear (I), Jay Yohner (I), Joe Flood (I) | Liz May (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-28 Seat A | Chastity "Chas" Jewett (D), Jana Hunt (R) | Jana Hunt (R) | |
| HD-28 Seat B | Travis Ismay (R) | Travis Ismay (R) | Uncontested |
| HD-29 | Gary Deering (R), Gary L. Cammack (R) | Open seat; Elects 2; Uncontested | |
| HD-30 | Bret Swanson (D), Tim Goodwin (R), Trish Ladner (R) | Tim Goodwin (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-31 | Morgan Plucker (D), Mary Fitzgerald (R), Scott Odenbach (R) | Scott Odenbach (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-32 | Nicole Uhre-Balk (D), Steve Duffy (R), Zachary Martin (R), Samuel Hare Sr (I) | Nicole Uhre-Balk (D) | Elects 2 |
| HD-33 | Kari Hall (D), Curt Massie (R), Phil Jensen (R) | Curt Massie (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-34 | Victor Dominquez (D), Becky Drury (R), Mike Derby (R) | Mike Derby (R) | Elects 2 |
| HD-35 | Ken Jeakins (D), Dale Bartscher (R), Jason Fleming (R) | Open seat; Elects 2 | |
| SD-1 | Michael Rohl (R) | Michael Rohl (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-2 | John Sjaarda (R) | Open seat; Uncontested | |
| SD-3 | Katherine Washnok (R) | Open seat; Uncontested | |
| SD-4 | Stephanie Sauder (R) | Stephanie Sauder (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-5 | Glen Vilhauer (R) | Glen Vilhauer (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-6 | Ernie Otten (R) | Ernie Otten (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-7 | Tim Reed (R) | Tim Reed (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-8 | Casey Crabtree (R), Clint Hoyer (I) | Casey Crabtree (R) | |
| SD-9 | Joy Hohn (R) | Joy Hohn (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-10 | Liz Larson (D), Michael Dupic (R) | Liz Larson (D) | |
| SD-11 | Aaron Matson (D), Chris Karr (R) | Chris Karr (R) | |
| SD-12 | Joe Zweifel (D), Kari Shanard-Koenders (R) | Open seat | |
| SD-13 | Sue Peterson (R) | Sue Peterson (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-14 | Larry Zikmund (R) | Larry Zikmund (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-15 | Erik Muckey (D), Brenda Lawrence (R) | Open seat | |
| SD-16 | Kevin Jensen (R) | Kevin Jensen (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-17 | Sydney Davis (R) | Sydney Davis (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-18 | Kay Swihart (D), Lauren Nelson (R) | Lauren Nelson (R) | |
| SD-19 | Russell Graeff (D), Kyle Schoenfish (R) | Kyle Schoenfish (R) | |
| SD-20 | Paul Miskimins (R) | Paul Miskimins (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-21 | Dan Andersson (D), MyKala Voita (R) | MyKala Voita (R) | |
| SD-22 | Brandon R. Wipf (R) | Brandon R. Wipf (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-23 | Mark Lapka (R) | Mark Lapka (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-24 | Jim Mehlhaff (R) | Jim Mehlhaff (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-25 | Bart Sample (R), Bryan J. Breitling (I) | Tom Pischke (R) | |
| SD-26 | Shawn Bordeaux (D), Rebecca Reimer (R) | Open seat | |
| SD-27 | Celestine Stadnick (D), Anthony Kathol (R), Peri Pourier (I) | Open seat | |
| SD-28 | Sam Marty (R) | Sam Marty (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-29 | William J. Meirose (R) | Open seat; Uncontested | |
| SD-30 | Amber Hulse (R) | Amber Hulse (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-31 | Randy Deibert (R) | Randy Deibert (R) | Uncontested |
| SD-32 | Jeff Shelton (D), Helene Duhamel (R) | Helene Duhamel (R) | |
| SD-33 | Christopher Baumgartner (D), David Johnson (R) | Open seat | |
| SD-34 | Michael Calabrese (D), Taffy Howard (R) | Taffy Howard (R) | |
| SD-35 | Greg Blanc (R) | Greg Blanc (R) | Uncontested |
Ballot measures
| Measure | What it does | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Amendment I | Constitutional Amendment I, Medicaid Expansion Conditioned on 90% Federal Funding Amendment Makes South Dakota's Medicaid expansion contingent on the federal government continuing to cover at least 90% of the cost. | Legislative Constitutional Amendment |
| Constitutional Amendment J | Constitutional Amendment J, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment Specifies that only United States citizens may vote in South Dakota elections. | Legislative Constitutional Amendment |
| Constitutional Amendment K | Constitutional Amendment K, Creation of Unclaimed Property Trust Fund Amendment Creates a constitutional trust fund for unclaimed property proceeds to support state services. | Legislative Constitutional Amendment |
| Constitutional Amendment L | Constitutional Amendment L, 60% Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure Requires a 60% supermajority for future constitutional amendments to pass. | Legislative Constitutional Amendment |