2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

South Dakota races on the 2026 ballot

The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on South Dakota's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district.

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What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and statewide ballot measures.

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: vip.sdsos.gov.

Not included: state legislature; local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed; state supreme court (none found on the Nov. 3 ballot, or not yet compiled): see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.

Federal

U.S. Senator

Statewide
- Brian L Bengs · Independent
- Mike Rounds · RepublicanIncumbent

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, At-large
- Nicole "Nikki" Gronli · Democratic
- Marty Jackley · Republican

Statewide offices

Governor

Statewide
- Dan Ahlers · Democratic
- Larry Rhoden · Republican
Attorney General

Statewide
- Lance Russell · Republican
Secretary of State

Statewide
- Heather Baxter · Republican
- Terrence Davis · Democratic
- Tamara J. Lesnar · Libertarian
State Treasurer

Statewide
- Melissa Hull · Republican
- Margaret Kuipers · Democratic
State Auditor

Statewide
- Catherine Barranco · Republican
- Tom Cool · Democratic
Commissioner of School and Public Lands

Statewide
- Brock Greenfield · Republican
- Raeann Mettler · Democratic
Public Utilities Commission

Statewide
- Don Haggar · Republican
- Frank Kloucek · Democratic

Statewide ballot measures

Constitutional Amendment I: Expanded Medicaid conditioned on 90% federal funding

Statewide ballot measure

Would end the Medicaid expansion approved by voters in 2022 (Amendment D) if the federal government's share of its cost drops below 90%.
Constitutional Amendment J: U.S. citizenship to vote

Statewide ballot measure

Would add people who are not U.S. citizens to the constitution's list of people disqualified from voting in South Dakota elections.
Constitutional Amendment K: Trust for unclaimed property fund

Statewide ballot measure

Would create a constitutional trust fund for unclaimed property held by the State Treasurer, with part of its earnings distributed to the general fund in amounts set by the Legislature.
Constitutional Amendment L: 60% vote for constitutional amendments

Statewide ballot measure

Would require future constitutional amendments and revisions to receive 60% of the votes cast, instead of a simple majority, to take effect.

Voting in South Dakota

Registration deadline: You must register by 5:00 p.m. local time on Monday, October 19, 2026 (15 days before the election). South Dakota has no Election Day registration.
Early voting: Absentee voting, by mail or in person at the county auditor's office, began September 18, 2026 and is available to all registered voters.
ID at the polls: NCSL category as of 2024: Photo ID requested (non-strict). Rules may have changed since; confirm with the official site.

Check your registration and sample ballot (vip.sdsos.gov)

Sources

2026 Election Calendar (last updated July 14, 2026) (South Dakota Secretary of State, Public record)
vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
Voter identification laws in the United States (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

About this page

Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for South Dakota (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.