South Dakota Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Tony Venhuizen (R)*
Secretary of State
[ Monae Johnson (R)* - Lost for renomination in 2026. ]
Heather Baxter (R) - State Rep. & Businesswoman Attorney General
[ Marty Jackley (R)* - Candidate for Congress in 2026. ]
Lance Russell (R) - Fall River State's Attorney, Ex-State Sen, Ex-State Rep & '18 Candidate
State Auditorr
[ Rich Sattgast (R)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Catherine Barranco (R) - Business Consultant & GOP Activist State Treasurer
[ Josh Haeder (R)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Melissa Hull (R) - State Treasury Manager STATE COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL & PUBLIC LAND
STATE LEGISLATURE
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
SENATE ELECTION 2032:
U.S. House
At-Large
Marty Jackley (R) - Attorney General & Ex-US Attorney Political Parties
South Dakota Democratic Party (D)
South Dakota Libertarian Party (L)
South Dakota Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)
State Election Office
State News Sources
Aberdeen
American News
Black Hills
Pioneer
Brookings Register
Dakota Free Press (Liberal)
Dakota War College (Conservative)
Huron Plainsman
Lakota Times (Native American)
Madison Daily Leader
Mitchell Daily Republic
Native Sun News (Native American)
Pierre Capitol-Journal
Rapid City Journal
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
South Dakota
Ag Connection
South Dakota News Watch
South Dakota Searchlight
Tea Weekly
Watertown Public Opinion
South Dakota Public Broadcasting (PBS / NPR)
KEVN TV-7 (FOX - Rapid
City)
KNBN TV-21 (NBC - Rapid
City)
KOTA TV-3 (ABC - Rapid City)
KDLT TV-46 (NBC - Sioux Falls) / KSFY TV-13 (ABC - Sioux Falls)
KELO TV-11 (CBS - Sioux Falls)
KELO 1320 AM (Sioux Falls)