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South Dakota Elected Officials & 2026 Candidates

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South Dakota
2026 elections & officials.

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3federal offices
3federal holders
105state legislators
132026 filings
9active or funded

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South Dakota
Voter registration guideOfficial registration options ↗Open my election officeOfficial voter services ↗Deadlines and rulesCheck your state’s sources →

Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

South Dakota · Sourced election dates
ActionDateDetails and source
Register by mail
Passed		Registration deadline; confirm mail receipt and postmark requirements with the election office.
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Register in person
Passed		Regular registration deadline; check the official source for later registration options.
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Early voting begins
Passed		Absentee voting begins; confirm county in-person hours.
Official source ↗

Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

Election administration · official links

Secretary of State

County Auditors administer elections across 66 reported local jurisdictions. Get the source profile, registration guide, rules, and calendar.

Statewide executive · current sourced record

Governor of South Dakota

A permanent office record joined to the current holder and official government website.

Larry Rhoden, Governor of South Dakota
Governor

Larry Rhoden

Current roster matched to the official office website

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Current delegation

Who represents South Dakota in Washington?

Each link opens the permanent seat record—not a temporary biography—so history survives elections and vacancies.

Current state legislature · sourced public records

105 current legislators across 72 permanent offices

Open States supplies the normalized roster. When one of its contact or portrait fields is empty, Electionpedia can fill that gap only from a name-matched official legislative page and keeps the source attached to that individual field.

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Official 2026 congressional calendar

South Dakota election dates

Dates below are transcribed from the Federal Election Commission's published congressional calendar. They are subject to change and should be confirmed with South Dakota's election authority.

Congressional primaryJun 2, 2026

Runoff, if required: Jul 28, 2026

Federal general electionNov 3, 2026

Nationwide scheduled date

The FEC publishes this calendar but does not administer elections or determine ballot access. Verify the FEC calendar PDF ↗
2026 federal field

13 FEC candidate records for South Dakota

Candidate filing does not guarantee ballot qualification. Financial totals appear only where the FEC bulk summary publishes them.

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Sources and update dates

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