2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
2 candidates, listed alphabetically.
Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected together on one ticket. Tickets: Dan Ahlers / Steven McCleerey; Larry Rhoden / Tony Venhuizen.
Democratic
Dan Ahlers is an American businessman and politician who served in both the South Dakota House of Representatives, from 2006 to 2008 and later from 2017 to 2019, and the South Dakota Senate, from 2008 to 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Ahler represented the 25th legislative district, which encompasses Dell Rapids and areas north and northeast of Sioux Falls.
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Republican
Current office: incumbent governor
Larry Rhoden is an American politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the 34th governor of South Dakota. A member of the Republican party Rhoden served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 2019 until 2025 and he also served in both houses of the South Dakota Legislature from 2009 until 2015 and again from 2017 until 2019.
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Candidate list and race details
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.
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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