South Dakota
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South Dakota Senate
Brian L Bengs IndependentMike Rounds Republican (inc.)
- Polling average
- Bengs 39.6, Rounds 51.1 · Average of 4 polls, Oct 12 to Oct 26
- Last time
- Rounds R 65.7, Ahlers D 34.3 · 2020 general
South Dakota Governor
Dan Ahlers DemocraticLarry Rhoden Republican (inc.)
- Polling average
- Ahlers 38.4, Rhoden 52 · Average of 2 polls, Oct 19 to Oct 26
- Last time
- Noem R 62.0, Smith D 35.2 · 2022 general
Polls fetched Oct 30, 2:02 a.m. ET, from VoteHub.
Polls close
Eastern South Dakota and most of the state: 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. CST); West of the Missouri River region in the Mountain zone: 9:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. MST).
Official results: South Dakota Secretary of State, Election Results
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What changed in South Dakota
Newest firstEARLY VOTESouth Dakota
South Dakota: 78,778 ballots cast early
South Dakota Secretary of State, report dated Oct 30
NEW POLLSouth Dakota Governor
South Dakota Governor: Larry Rhoden 48, Dan Ahlers 39
Concord Public Opinion Partners, Oct 22 to Oct 26, 448 likely voters
NEW POLLSouth Dakota Senate
South Dakota Senate: Brian Bengs 43, Mike Rounds 41
Concord Public Opinion Partners, Oct 22 to Oct 26, 448 likely voters
EARLY VOTESouth Dakota
South Dakota: 49,438 ballots cast early
South Dakota Secretary of State, report dated Oct 23
NEW POLLSouth Dakota Governor
South Dakota Governor: Larry Rhoden 60, Dan Ahlers 41
Emerson College, Oct 19 to Oct 20, 803 likely voters
US House races
Sorted by newest pollSouth Dakota at-large
Nicole "Nikki" Gronli DemocraticMarty Jackley Republican
- Newest poll
- Gronli 32, Jackley 60 · Mason-Dixon, field ended Oct 14, released Oct 21
- Last time
- Johnson R 72.0, Johnson D 28.0 · 2024 general
Districts
- D 15+ pts
- D 5 to 15 pts
- D under 5 pts
- R under 5 pts
- R 5 to 15 pts
- R 15+ pts
- Other winner
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- · Dusty Johnson (R); last result Republican by 44.0 points, 2024
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Officials (4 in office)
- Governor, Larry RhodenRepublicansince Jan 2025
- Republicansince Jan 2015
- Republicansince Jan 2005
| District | Member | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | since Jan 2019 |
State legislature, current members by party
- Senate, 35 members listed of 35 seats
Democratic3Republican32
- House of Representatives, 70 members listed of 70 seats
Democratic5Republican65
Next elections (19 dates)
in 4 days
Nov 2028
- President
- US Senate
- US House
- State Senate
- State House
Calendar for South Dakota · South Dakota Secretary of State, Elections
Presidential results (13 elections)
Shift since 2020: 3.0 points toward Republicans (Republican by 26.2 in 2020, Republican by 29.2 in 2024).
| Year | Democratic | Republican | D share | R share | Margin | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala D. Harris | Donald J. Trump | 34.2% | 63.4% | Republican by 29.2 points | |
| 2020 | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Donald J. Trump | 35.6% | 61.8% | Republican by 26.2 points | |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Donald J. Trump | 31.7% | 61.5% | Republican by 29.8 points | |
| 2012 | Barack H. Obama | Mitt Romney | 39.9% | 57.9% | Republican by 18.0 points | |
| 2008 | Barack H. Obama | John McCain | 44.7% | 53.2% | Republican by 8.4 points | |
| 2004 | John Kerry | George W. Bush | 38.4% | 59.9% | Republican by 21.5 points | |
| 2000 | Al Gore | George W. Bush | 37.6% | 60.3% | Republican by 22.7 points | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton | Robert Dole | 43.0% | 46.5% | Republican by 3.5 points | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton | George H.W. Bush | 37.1% | 40.7% | Republican by 3.5 points | |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis | George H.W. Bush | 46.5% | 52.8% | Republican by 6.3 points | |
| 1984 | Walter Mondale | Ronald Reagan | 36.5% | 63.0% | Republican by 26.5 points | |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter | Ronald Reagan | 31.7% | 60.5% | Republican by 28.8 points | |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter | Gerald Ford | 48.9% | 50.4% | Republican by 1.5 points |
DataState data (JSON)Sources: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976-2024 (state totals), MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2024, Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2), unitedstates/congress-legislators (current), Open States people (current) CSVs, Wikidata SPARQL (governor position holders, party), State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)