Mike Rounds
- Republican · US Senator, South Dakota · On the Nov 3 ballot for re-election · vs. Brian L Bengs (I)
- Background
- Business owner · State legislator · Real estate
- Raised
- $3.8M
- Cash on hand
- $1.3M
- Years in Congress
- 11
- Age
- 72
- Races
- Won 4 of 4
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2024 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Method and limits
Published score 1.118 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 586 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
US Senate, South Dakota · Tue, Nov 3
Brian L Bengs IndependentMike Rounds Republican (inc.)
- Newest poll
- Rounds 41, Bengs 43 · Concord Public Opinion Partners, Oct 26, 2026 · polls as of Oct 30, 2026, from VoteHub
Career
| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US Senate, SD | Won · primary won 75.2% | 65.7% | |
| 2014 | US Senate, SD | Won · primary won 55.5% | 50.4% | |
| 2006 | Governor, SD | Won | 61.7% | |
| 2002 | Governor, SD | Won |
Races in our results files. Other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss.
Money
FEC, through Oct 14, 2026Spent $4.4M · Debts owed $0
Reports through Oct 14, 2026.
How these are counted
Later filings are not in yet. Totals for the 2025 to 2026 cycle, not the six-year figures fec.gov shows for senators. Raised $3,810,748. Cash on hand $1,295,543. Spent $4,385,234. Debts owed $0. Main committee: Rounds for Senate. No donor names are shown.
Senate votes
119th Congress, through Sept 30, 2026915 roll calls. Yea 668, Nay 239, Not voting 8.
- Roll calls missed
- 0.9%
- Voted with own party when parties split
- 99%
How these are counted
Missed is Not Voting divided by every roll call the member was listed on, including quorum calls and procedural votes. It covers any absence, including illness and leave.
Party split: a roll call counts when the Democratic majority and the Republican majority voted opposite ways. That was 833 roll calls, and the member matched their own party on 825. We pick no votes ourselves.
Senate votes come from Voteview. Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Showing the newest 8 of 915
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 256
On the Nomination · PN1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Vote: YeaNomination Confirmed, 47 to 41
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 255
On the Cloture Motion · PN1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor
Vote: YeaCloture Motion Agreed to, 53 to 47
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 254
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR9340
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 57 to 43
Sep 30, 2026 · Senate roll call 253
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR7008
A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected, 53 to 47
Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 252
On the Motion to Discharge · SRES852
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Vote: NayMotion to Discharge Rejected, 47 to 51
Sep 29, 2026 · Senate roll call 251
On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES197
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Vote: NayMotion to Proceed Rejected, 48 to 51
Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 250
On Passage of the Bill · S4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
Vote: YeaBill Passed, 77 to 22
Sep 28, 2026 · Senate roll call 249
On the Amendment · S4668
To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.
Vote: NayAmendment Rejected, 47 to 52
Legislation
119th Congress, congress.gov, as of Oct 30, 2026Sponsored 62 bills and 3 resolutions. Cosponsored 205 bills and 71 resolutions. Amendments are not counted.
Latest bills Mike Rounds sponsored
- Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026S. 5639, introduced Sep 30, 2026
- Gene Murphy Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026S. 5629, introduced Sep 30, 2026
- ARCH ActS. 5375, introduced Aug 7, 2026
- USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal ActS. 5373, introduced Aug 7, 2026
- Robotics Supply Chain Improvement ActS. 5310, introduced Aug 6, 2026
More about Mike Rounds
Offices held (2 terms and offices)
- 2015 to nowUS SenateRepublican
Committees (18 assignments)
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommittee
- Energy and Water Development subcommittee
- Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee
- Legislative Branch subcommittee
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittee
Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Chairman of the Cybersecurity subcommittee
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee
- Strategic Forces subcommittee
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Economic Policy subcommittee
- Housing, Transportation, and Community Development subcommittee
- Chairman of the Securities, Insurance, and Investment subcommittee
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Background
- Business owner
- State legislator
- Real estate
Sources: Campaign site, Wikidata
Official pages (9 links)
Their own pages
Sources (13 sources)
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026.
unitedstates/congress-legislators (current)
Office, terms, committees, official links, age. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the @unitedstates project volunteers (rosters from official congressional sources) from official returns. Not an official source.
Federal 2026 candidates: money totals (web/data/people/money) and the MN federal filing list. Bulk files, no API and no key. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain. Totals and committee names only; no donor names or addresses are stored.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Voteview: Senate roll calls and votes, 119th Congress
Senate roll calls and votes with own party. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: None stated. Cited as Voteview's data page asks.
Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Congress.gov API: sponsored and cosponsored legislation, nominations
Bills and resolutions. Retrieved Oct 30, 2026. License: US government work.
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
unitedstates/congress-legislators
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld governor returns (web/data/results/governor); upstream sources are listed in web/data/sources.json
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. Senate statewide 1976-2024
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: CC0 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), official birthday field, counted to Nov 3, 2026. We show the age, never the birth date.
- Took office in Congress 2015-01-06. Basis: congress-legislators terms (CC0).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
DataDownload votes (JSON)Sources: FEC, Voteview, congress.gov, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026Photo credits