November 3, 2026 General Election
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Official notice with date and logistics from the administering office.
Last verified 2026-10-28 against vip.sdsos.gov
Administered by South Dakota state election authority
Briefing
- 99
- contests
- 118
- candidates filed
- 0
- ballot measures
- 99
- seats decided
3 federal · 94 state · 2 local · 83 incumbents running · 82 races with a single filed candidate.
Parties as filed: Republican 67 · REP 32 · DEM 15 · IND 2 · LIB 1 · Democratic 1
- Results: not yet reported
- Sources: 4 official · last verified 2026-10-28
Deadlines
- Request mail ballot by
- Friday, September 18, 2026
- Register by
- Monday, October 19, 2026
- Election day
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Polling hours
- 7am – 7pm
polling hours shown from state law; the election office has not published them yet. Confirm with your county before relying on them.
On the ballot · 99 contests · 118 candidates
Federal
3 races
U.S. Representative, At-Large
United States Representative
Third-party prediction markets
United States Senator
- Brian L Bengs
Polymarket · $16K traded
4%
Implied probability from the price of a “yes” share on Polymarket, as of 2026-10-29 16:45 UTC. These are prices set by traders on third-party markets, not a forecast, rating, or endorsement by Every Election. Editorial policy.
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How we know this
122 source-backed facts from sdsos.gov (official), vip.sdsos.gov (official). Every value below is a quote from the source.
administering_authority_text: Secretary of State's office
“Secretary of State's office”
sdsos.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-16
description: Tabulator Test
“Tabulator Test”
vip.sdsos.gov · official source · seen 2026-10-07
description: Post Election Audit
“Post Election Audit”
vip.sdsos.gov · official source · seen 2026-10-07
description: Canvass
“Canvass”
vip.sdsos.gov · official source · seen 2026-10-07
Election date: 2026-11-03
“11/3/2026”
vip.sdsos.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-16
