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
51 days away
Filing Deadline: Mar 31, 2026

U.S. Senate Safe R

Incumbent: R Mike Rounds

Democrat

Julian C Beaudion Won Primary — Withdrew $228,295 raised

Independent

Brian Bengs $782,050 raised

Republican

Mike Rounds Incumbent Nominee $3,176,451 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

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) Dusty Johnson (R) Incumbent Billy Mawhiney (D) Nicole Gronli (D) Casey Crabtree (R)
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 ±2.7 2026-07-13 500 LV Larry Rhoden 62% · Toby Doeden 32% · Unsure 7%
Governor · Republican primary The Public Sentiment Institute 2026-05-27 400 LV Larry Rhoden 32% · Dusty Johnson 27% · Toby Doeden 24% · Jon Hansen 13% · Unsure 3%
Governor · Republican primary Meeting Street Insights (R) 2026-05-20 450 LV Larry Rhoden 23% · Toby Doeden 22% · Jon Hansen 21% · Dusty Johnson 19% · Unsure 15%
Governor · Republican primary Emerson College ±2.7 2026-05-19 432 LV Toby Doeden 26% · Dusty Johnson 23% · Larry Rhoden 19% · Jon Hansen 16% · Unsure 16%

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