United States Senate
One of South Dakota's two Senate seats is on the ballot for a six-year term.
What this office does →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.
What this office does →Governor
South Dakota elects its governor in 2026.
What this office does →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.
What this office does →Who’s on the ballot
Every South Dakota contest we have researched, with each candidate’s stated positions, their record, and the published arguments for and against them.
Congressional districts
Ballot measures in South Dakota
Yes-or-no questions certified for the South Dakota ballot. Each one is shown in its official wording first, then explained.
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
Registration deadlines, early voting, mail ballots, ID rules and when results come in: how to vote in South Dakota.
Confirm this with the official source
Your ballot is determined by your election authority, not by us. Verify your registration, precinct, and sample ballot at South Dakota Secretary of State.