South Dakota 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate & U.S. House & Governor
Jun 2 2026
Completed
Governor & U.S. House & U.S. Senate
Nov 3 2026
17 days away
Filing Deadline: Mar 31, 2026

★ U.S. Senate Safe R

Incumbent: R Mike Rounds

Democrat

Julian C Beaudion Won Primary — Withdrew $247,596 raised

Independent

Brian Bengs $1,678,332 raised

Republican

Mike Rounds Incumbent Nominee $3,652,639 raised
Justin McNeal $10,993 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Republican Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Mike Rounds ✓ 101,471 75.8%
Justin McNeal 32,412 24.2%

★ Governor Safe R

Incumbent: R Larry Rhoden

Democrat

Dan Ahlers Nominee

Republican

Larry Rhoden Incumbent Nominee
Toby Doeden

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held June 2, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Dan Ahlers ✓ — —

Republican Runoff

Held July 28, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Larry Rhoden ✓ 83,582 70.8%
Toby Doeden 34,430 29.2%

★ U.S. House 1 district

SD-AL At-Large Safe R R Dusty Johnson
Marty Jackley (R) ✓ Billy Mawhiney (D) Nicole Gronli (D)
Republican · Jun 2 Marty Jackley 103,290 79.2% ✓ James Bialota Jr. 27,140 20.8%
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📊 Primary Polls

RacePollsterDateSampleResults
Governor · Republican primary Emerson College 2024 err 2.7 2026-07-13 500 LV Larry Rhoden 62% · Toby Doeden 32% · Unsure 7%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.