South Dakota · November 2026
Every name on your South Dakota general-election ballot — who they are, what they have done, and where they stand. Built from public records, with a source on every claim.
Voter guide reviewed June 12, 2026
Enter your ZIP to load every race and candidate you can vote on in November.
Registration, polling places, and mail ballots — with the official state links.
Look up your polling location and hours by address.
Statewide offices and Congress down to local seats, with source-backed profiles.
All 435 US House seats are up nationwide, about a third of the US Senate, and most states elect statewide and legislative offices too. Your exact ballot depends on where you live.
Office types we’re tracking in South Dakota this cycle: Governor · Judge · Judge (Retention) · Judicial Retention · Multiple offices · State Legislature · State Supreme Court (retention) · US House · US Senate.
We’re tracking 13 South Dakota races and 134 candidates — each with a source-linked profile and a rubric-based Decode Grade. Coverage grows weekly as filings land.
See every South Dakota raceThe basics of the South Dakota November 2026 general election.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the same date in every state. Polls' hours and early-voting windows are set locally; check our How to Vote in South Dakota page for the official links.
All 435 US House seats are up nationwide, about a third of the US Senate, and most states elect statewide and legislative offices too. Your exact South Dakota ballot depends on your address — enter your ZIP on our My Ballot page to see your specific races. We're currently tracking 13 South Dakota races and 134 candidates, and coverage grows as filings come in.
Every candidate we track has a profile built from public records — FEC filings, Congress.gov voting histories, OpenStates — with a source link on each claim. Candidates also get a Decode Grade from a published, party-blind rubric, so two candidates with identical records always grade identically.
Registration deadlines and same-day registration rules are set by each state and change by statute, so we don't restate them here — South Dakota's official portal (linked from our How to Vote in South Dakota page) is the authoritative source. Our registration check can confirm your current status.
Yes. We do not endorse candidates, accept no money from parties or campaigns, and run no ads. Every profile is built from public records with a source link on every claim, and our grading rubric is published in full on our methods page.
Walk into the South Dakota general election knowing every name — what they have done, who funds them, and where they stand — instead of guessing in the booth.