South Dakota · Governor · 2026
Rhoden wins by 27 points
Larry Rhoden won re-election with 63.5%, a R+27.0 margin against South Dakota’s R+29.2 vote for president in 2024. 31 of 66 counties moved toward the Democrats.
Live · Updated · 99% reported
63.5
Larry Rhoden
193,333 votes
✓ Winner · AP call 11:45 p.m. ET, Nov. 3
36.5
Dan Ahlers
111,157 votes
Vote share · per NPR99% reported
63.5%36.5%
Results per NPR ·
Margin vs 2024D+2.2 swing
2026 R+27.0
2024 president R+29.2
Chance of winningExternal ↗
Larry Rhoden >99% · settled Yes
43K contracts traded · prices, not our forecast ·
Every county, by margin
Bars show 2026; dots show the 2024 presidential race. Paler bars: under half the vote counted.
County← More DemocraticMore Republican →20262024
Oglala Lakota
D+71.4D+70.6
Todd
D+51.4D+50.5
Buffalo
D+27.2D+27.3
Clay
D+10.0D+6.5
Dewey
D+7.7D+12.8
Minnehaha
R+5.2R+12.7
Ziebach
R+11.6R+2.8
Corson
R+12.7R+11.9
Roberts
R+18.2R+23.0
Brookings
R+18.6R+17.4
Moody
R+20.9R+31.9
Lincoln
R+21.8R+26.5
Bennett
R+22.4R+26.4
Yankton
R+23.0R+25.5
Pennington
R+25.5R+26.4
Marshall
R+27.5R+24.0
Brown
R+27.7R+26.8
Day
R+29.1R+29.9
Lake
R+31.4R+31.2
Mellette
R+31.7R+20.1
Lawrence
R+32.2R+31.3
Union
R+34.0R+40.7
Davison
R+36.3R+37.8
Codington
R+36.9R+40.8
Hughes
R+37.6R+30.1
Lyman
R+39.0R+39.5
Jackson
R+39.4R+35.1
Beadle
R+40.8R+40.1
Charles Mix
R+42.5R+42.9
Brule
R+42.8R+42.4
Spink
R+43.7R+39.0
McCook
R+43.8R+49.3
Kingsbury
R+44.9R+43.9
Sanborn
R+44.9R+55.3
Grant
R+45.4R+45.4
Miner
R+46.8R+47.0
Custer
R+47.3R+45.8
Fall River
R+48.4R+49.3
Deuel
R+48.5R+51.7
Turner
R+48.8R+51.3
Bon Homme
R+50.0R+51.4
Meade
R+50.3R+50.9
Aurora
R+52.9R+54.1
Jerauld
R+53.1R+43.2
Stanley
R+53.2R+46.9
Hamlin
R+57.0R+60.4
Hanson
R+57.8R+59.2
Gregory
R+58.2R+60.2
Edmunds
R+58.8R+60.8
Hutchinson
R+59.6R+57.9
Butte
R+59.8R+60.6
Clark
R+60.6R+52.5
Walworth
R+61.3R+59.2
Tripp
R+65.1R+63.3
Hand
R+65.9R+57.3
Hyde
R+65.9R+55.0
Sully
R+67.7R+60.8
Faulk
R+68.7R+65.2
Potter
R+69.6R+65.1
McPherson
R+72.5R+69.2
Perkins
R+73.3R+70.0
Campbell
R+73.4R+70.1
Douglas
R+77.8R+72.4
Jones
R+78.4R+75.8
Haakon
R+79.7R+79.9
Harding
R+90.0R+86.1
Each place shows the latest report from any source we collect: AP, the networks, DDHQ and state and county election offices, credited row by row. Race calls are AP’s. Counts are unofficial until certified. How we collect and check results.