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Ballot Explained

2026 general election

What’s on the ballot in South Dakota

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your exact ballot depends on your address — these are the contests South Dakota puts on it.

U.S. House seats
1
U.S. Senate
On ballot
Governor
On ballot
State primary
Jun 2

Statewide and federal contests

United States House of Representatives

South Dakota elects one at-large representative. Every voter in the state votes in this race.

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State Senate and House of Representatives

State legislative districts are drawn separately from congressional districts and are much smaller. You vote in one district for each chamber.

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Local contests vary by county

County, municipal, judicial, and school district contests are set locally and are staggered differently across South Dakota’s 66 counties. The most reliable way to see yours is to look up your address.

All 66 counties in South Dakota
Aurora CountyBeadle CountyBennett CountyBon Homme CountyBrookings CountyBrown CountyBrule CountyBuffalo CountyButte CountyCampbell CountyCharles Mix CountyClark CountyClay CountyCodington CountyCorson CountyCuster CountyDavison CountyDay CountyDeuel CountyDewey CountyDouglas CountyEdmunds CountyFall River CountyFaulk CountyGrant CountyGregory CountyHaakon CountyHamlin CountyHand CountyHanson CountyHarding CountyHughes CountyHutchinson CountyHyde CountyJackson CountyJerauld CountyJones CountyKingsbury CountyLake CountyLawrence CountyLincoln CountyLyman CountyMarshall CountyMcCook CountyMcPherson CountyMeade CountyMellette CountyMiner CountyMinnehaha CountyMoody CountyOglala Lakota CountyPennington CountyPerkins CountyPotter CountyRoberts CountySanborn CountySpink CountyStanley CountySully CountyTodd CountyTripp CountyTurner CountyUnion CountyWalworth CountyYankton CountyZiebach County

Voting in South Dakota

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Your ballot is determined by your election authority, not by us. Verify your registration, precinct, and sample ballot at South Dakota Secretary of State.