United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2026

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South Dakota's At-large Congressional District
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in South Dakota
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Pending
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
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The U.S. House of Representatives election in South Dakota is scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's one at-large U.S. House district.

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Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Incumbent Dusty Johnson and Scott Schlagel are running in the general election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Dusty Johnson (R)
	Submit photo	Scott Schlagel (D)

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Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in South Dakota

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Dusty Johnson	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Scott Schlagel	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: South Dakota's At-large Congressional District election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	3/18/2025	3/11/2025	3/4/2025	2/25/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Pending	Pending	Pending
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2024

South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)

South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Incumbent Dusty Johnson defeated Sheryl Johnson in the general election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dusty Johnson (R)	72.0	303,630
		Sheryl Johnson (D)	28.0	117,818

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 421,448
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Sheryl Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bert Olson (D)
• Zach Kovach (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dusty Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Sanders (R)
• Justin McNeal (R)

2022

See also: United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Incumbent Dusty Johnson defeated Collin Duprel in the general election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dusty Johnson (R)	77.4	253,821
		Collin Duprel (L)	22.6	74,020

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 327,841
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Ryder (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Incumbent Dusty Johnson defeated Taffy Howard in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dusty Johnson	59.2	70,728
		Taffy Howard	40.8	48,645

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 119,373
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Collin Duprel advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Collin Duprel (L)

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2020

See also: South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Incumbent Dusty Johnson defeated Randy Luallin in the general election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dusty Johnson (R)	81.0	321,984
		Randy Luallin (L)	19.0	75,748

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 397,732
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Wirth (D)
• Whitney Raver (D)
• Ellee Spawn (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Incumbent Dusty Johnson defeated Elizabeth May in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dusty Johnson	76.7	71,496
		Elizabeth May	23.3	21,779

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 93,275
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District

Randy Luallin advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on May 9, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Randy Luallin (L)

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District analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.

Political context

This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in South Dakota.

See also

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Footnotes

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South Dakota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mike Rounds (R)

John Thune (R)

Representatives

Dusty Johnson (R)

Republican Party (3)