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South Dakota 2026 midterms: ballot, races, and key dates

South Dakota’s 2026 general candidate list names a U.S. Senate seat and statewide executive offices, and the ballot-question pamphlet prints four constitutional amendments.

Last updated: October 19, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (South Dakota Secretary of State — Elections and Voting).

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  • Most of South Dakota is on Central Time. Counties in the western part of the state are on Mountain Time.
  • The registration deadline on the 2026 election-information page is on the voting-deadlines page.
  • The absentee-voting start date on that page is on the voting-deadlines page.
  • That page does not print an absentee request or return deadline. The Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
  • Identification rules are published by the South Dakota Secretary of State.

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Statewide offices on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  • United States Senator (Class II, term expires in 2027)
  • Governor and Lieutenant Governor
  • Secretary of State
  • Attorney General
  • State Auditor
  • State Treasurer
  • Commissioner of School and Public Lands
  • Public Utilities Commissioner

Last checked October 19, 2026. Sources: South Dakota Secretary of State — 2026 general election candidate list; U.S. Senate — Class II, terms expire in 2027

Key 2026 general election dates

Dates below are paraphrased from the official pages linked on each line and were last checked against those pages on October 19, 2026. They can change. South Dakota Secretary of State — Elections and Voting publishes the current calendar. County voting hours vary. “Passed,” “Deadline today,” “In progress,” and “Upcoming” markers use only the date on the device. They ignore cutoff times and the state’s time zone, so a deadline marked for today may already have closed. The marker is not an official cutoff.

Voter registration

The 2026 election-information page prints “Voter Registration Deadline: October 19, 2026.”

Source: South Dakota Secretary of State — 2026 election information

Absentee voting begins

The 2026 election-information page prints “Absentee Voting Begins: September 18, 2026.” It does not print statewide hours.

Source: South Dakota Secretary of State — 2026 election information

Absentee request

The 2026 election-information page read on October 19, 2026 does not print an absentee-ballot request deadline. The South Dakota Secretary of State publishes the calendar.

Absentee return

The 2026 election-information page read on October 19, 2026 does not print an absentee-ballot return deadline. The South Dakota Secretary of State publishes the calendar.

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Questions about the South Dakota 2026 midterms

Short answers from the offices and race guides already linked on this page. Registration and voting rules are published by South Dakota Secretary of State — Elections and Voting.

What is on the South Dakota ballot in the 2026 midterms?
The South Dakota Secretary of State’s 2026 general-election candidate list uses these contest labels with no district: United States Senator, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of School and Public Lands, and Public Utilities Commissioner. United States Representative is a contest label without a district number. The Secretary of State’s 2026 ballot-question pamphlet prints Constitutional Amendments I, J, K, and L. The U.S. Senate Class II page, read October 19, 2026, includes South Dakota among seats whose terms expire in 2027. Those titles are the titles in the Secretary of State’s 2026 ballot-question pamphlet. The pamphlet says the title, explanation, and effect of a vote were provided by the Attorney General. The potential-ballot-questions page prints different title lines for the same letters. A separate Division of Elections page places the Medicaid item at Letter J. This page follows the pamphlet’s letters and titles.
Where are official South Dakota sample-ballot and registration pages?
2026 general election candidate list is the official sample-ballot page. South Dakota Secretary of State — Elections and Voting publishes registration and election rules. Vote.gov: South Dakota registration information. Map the Midterms does not look up voter records, issue sample ballots, or request mail ballots.
Which Map the Midterms race guides cover South Dakota?
Map the Midterms does not yet publish a South Dakota race guide. Contests for an address are on the official sample ballot.
When is Election Day 2026 in South Dakota?
The 2026 U.S. midterm general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The South Dakota Secretary of State’s 2026 election-information page lists the voter-registration deadline as October 19, 2026 and the start of absentee voting as September 18, 2026. That page does not print an absentee request deadline or a return deadline. Most of South Dakota is on Central Time. Counties in the western part of the state are on Mountain Time.
Is Map the Midterms an official South Dakota election website?
No. Map the Midterms is an informational site operated by Joshua Israel Ventures LLC, a Florida limited liability company. It is not a government, secretary of state, or county election website. The official election office for South Dakota is South Dakota Secretary of State — Elections and Voting. Registration, sample ballots, and voting rules are published there and on Vote.gov: South Dakota registration information.

South Dakota Secretary of State — Elections and Voting · 2026 general election candidate list · Vote.gov: South Dakota registration information · Sample ballot structure