Updated vote numbers on the statewide candidate races and ballot measures from The Associated Press, updated as votes are counted.
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South Dakotans voted Tuesday for two members of Congress, governor and other statewide offices, four ballot measures and 105 state legislators.
Here are real-time Associated Press results of the statewide total and county-level results that may be viewed by hovering over each one. Numbers will be available once polls close and be updated until all votes are counted.
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U.S. Senate
Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds ran for a third, six-year term this year after previously serving in the state Legislature and as governor. His challenger is Independent Brian Bengs, a U.S. Navy and Air Force veteran.
U.S. House of Representatives
South Dakota's only seat in the U.S. House opened this year when U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson ran for governor. Democrat Nikki Gronli, who was formerly the state's director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program, and Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley, who previously served as the state's U.S. attorney, met in the contest for Congress. One of them will serve a two-year term.
Governor
South Dakota's governor leads the executive branch of state government in Pierre and is elected to a four-year term. Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden and Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen, who took office in January 2025, were challenged by Democratic challenger Dan Ahlers and running mate Steven McCleerey.
U.S. balance of power
Other South Dakota offices
Constitutional offices
Constitutional officers serve four-year terms terms. They provide functions of state government such as legal representation, official filing duties, election administration, processing of state payments, receipt of payments to the state, and administering school and public lands. These duties are separate from the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
Statutory office
South Dakota also has one statutory office led by three public utilities commissioners who are elected for six-year terms on a staggered basis and without term limits. They regulate public utilities within the state, including electric, natural gas, telephone utilities and grain storage warehouses.
Ballot measures
South Dakotans voted on four proposed constitutional amendments that were referred to the ballot by the Legislature.
South Dakota Legislature
The South Dakota Legislature is comprised of 105 lawmakers from 35 legislative districts, each of which has one senator and two representatives who are elected every two years.
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