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This page provides information on the 2026 elections in South Dakota, including theoffices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia,election dates, andfrequently asked questions.

Election dates

See also:South Dakota election calendar

Statewide election dates in South Dakota are listed below. For more statewide dates, please see thestatewide elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

June 2, 2026: Primary
July 28, 2026: Primary runoff
November 3, 2026: General election

Offices on the ballot

Noteworthy elections

Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.

• South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)
• United States House election in South Dakota, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)

Statewide ballot measures

See also:South Dakota 2026 ballot measures

What's on your ballot?

See also:Sample Ballot Lookup

List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in South Dakota. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Pleaseclick here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Mike Rounds Incumbent	U.S. Senate South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Justin McNeal	U.S. Senate South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Julian Beaudion	U.S. Senate South Dakota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Bengs	U.S. Senate South Dakota	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Dusty Johnson Incumbent	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
James Bialota	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Casey Crabtree	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Marty J. Jackley	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nicole Gronli	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Billy Mawhiney	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Scott Schlagel	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jack Pittman	U.S. House South Dakota At-large District	Independent	Candidacy Declared General

State Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Larry Rhoden Incumbent	Governor of South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Toby Doeden	Governor of South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jon Hansen	Governor of South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dusty Johnson	Governor of South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Arnold	Governor of South Dakota	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Terry Gleason	Governor of South Dakota	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Scott Morris	Governor of South Dakota	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Allison Renville	Governor of South Dakota	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Karla Lems	Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Austin Hoffman	Attorney General of South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Lance Russell	Attorney General of South Dakota	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Monae Johnson Incumbent	South Dakota Secretary of State	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Heather Baxter	South Dakota Secretary of State	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Terrence Davis	South Dakota Secretary of State	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Jeff Monroe	South Dakota Treasurer	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Heath Shields	South Dakota Treasurer	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Katherine Washnok	South Dakota State Senate District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Todd Wilkinson	South Dakota State Senate District 8	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joy Hohn Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 9	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sue Peterson Incumbent	South Dakota State Senate District 13	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jean Hunhoff	South Dakota State Senate District 18	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Erin Tobin	South Dakota State Senate District 21	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Murphy	South Dakota State Senate District 24	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mark Nelson	South Dakota State Senate District 24	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rebecca Reimer	South Dakota State Senate District 26	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Spencer Sommers	South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Fred Deutsch	South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Gary Hudiburgh	South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ryan Kohl	South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matt Roby Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Danny Brown	South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Keri Weems Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Amber Arlint Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
June CopperStad	South Dakota House of Representatives District 15 2 seats	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Shubeck Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Chris Kassin Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeff Bathke Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Terry Sabers	South Dakota House of Representatives District 20 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jim Halverson Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 21 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lana Greenfield Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kevin Van Diepen Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Angi Hanzlik	South Dakota House of Representatives District 26B	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mary Fitzgerald Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nicole Uhre-Balk Incumbent	South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2 seats	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeff Marlette	South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Victor Dominquez	South Dakota House of Representatives District 34 2 seats	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Emmett Reistroffer	South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 2 seats	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary

Local election officials

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