South Dakota official results
Counts exactly as South Dakota Secretary of State reports them, with a link to the official source.
Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by the official state election authority on election night. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners. Where news organizations' projections are shown, each is labeled as that outlet's and kept apart from the official record.
Election Week: how news outlets are covering the count, beside the official record
No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
Results: see South Dakota Secretary of State official results page
Official results source not yet confirmed (checked Oct 5, 2026). South Dakota's results site had an expired security certificate on October 3, 2026, so we could not check it. We will check again before November 3.
Certification and canvass: South Dakota
Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- County canvass deadline: Nov 9, 2026. (SDCL 12-20-36: official text) The statute: “The County Auditor (and any other person in charge of the election) must make an official canvass of the votes within six calendar days of the election, with the governing board serving as the canvassing board.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- State certification deadline: Nov 10, 2026. (SDCL 12-20-47: official text) The statute: “The State Board of Canvassers must meet to open and examine the returns from each county within seven days of the election.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Recount request deadline: county: Nov 12, 2026; legislative/statewide: Nov 13, 2026; statewide ballot question: Nov 20, 2026. (SDCL 12-21-10, 12-21-11, 12-21-12, 12-21-14, 12-21-16: official text) The statute: “Legislative and statewide candidates must file a recount petition with the Secretary of State or the County Auditor within three days of the official state canvass.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Election contest filing deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “Any such contest, except as to the election of presidential electors, shall not be commenced until after the official canvass of the returns as to the office, nomination, position, or question involved; and must be commenced within ten days thereafter” (SDCL 12-22-2, 12-22-5: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: Nov 3, 2026. (SDCL 12-29-12; SDCL 12-2-3: official text) The statute: “An absentee ballot that is delivered to a polling place, absentee counting board, or the office of the person in charge of the election after the polls have closed in the County may not be counted or opened.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states