My ballot cheat sheet
South Dakota
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Governor
- Larry Rhoden Republican
- Dan Ahlers Democrat
U.S. Senate
- Mike Rounds Republican
- Brian Bengs Independent
U.S. House, your district
Candidates depend on your district. Your county’s sample ballot lists them.
Statewide ballot measures
Amendment I: Medicaid Expansion Funding Condition
YES: supports letting the state end expanded Medicaid coverage if the federal share of its cost ever drops below 90%
NO: opposes the amendment, keeping Medicaid expansion in the state constitution with no funding condition
Amendment J: Citizenship Voting Requirement
YES: supports adding non-citizenship to the constitution’s list of things that disqualify a person from voting
NO: opposes the amendment, keeping the current constitutional language. Non-citizens still could not vote in South Dakota elections
Amendment K: Unclaimed Property Trust Fund
YES: supports moving unclaimed property money into a protected trust fund, where owners can still claim it and the state could spend only the interest it earns
NO: opposes the amendment, keeping the current system, where much of that money goes into general state spending
Amendment L: 60% Threshold for Constitutional Amendments
YES: supports requiring 60% of the vote to pass any future constitutional amendment, whether proposed by the legislature or by citizen petition
NO: opposes it, keeping the simple-majority standard for constitutional amendments
Also on your ballot
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Commissioner of School and Public Lands
Treasurer
Public Utilities Commission
State Senate
State House
Municipal government