U.S. Senate
Brian Bengs
53.8%675
Mike Rounds
46.2%579
Statewide: Mike Rounds wins. Called.
Dewey County, South Dakota
2026 election results. Dan Ahlers (D) got 54% of the vote for governor in Dewey County. The margin is 5.4 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Dewey County
Governor
Dan Ahlers
53.9%692
Larry Rhoden
46.1%593
Statewide: Larry Rhoden wins. Called.
U.S. House: South Dakota at-large
Nicole Gronli
56.4%720
Marty Jackley
43.6%556
Whole district: Marty Jackley wins. Called.
The leader in Dewey County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 10:30 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD Governor | D +7.7 | D +13.1 | R +5.4 |
| SD-AL | D +12.9 | — | — |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
How Dewey County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 55.2% | Donald Trump | 42.4% | D +12.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 57.5% | Donald Trump | 40.2% | D +17.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 52.0% | Donald Trump | 42.3% | D +9.7 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 63.7% | Mitt Romney | 35.0% | D +28.7 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 66.2% | John McCain | 32.9% | D +33.4 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 62.6% | George W. Bush | 35.9% | D +26.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 52.3% | George W. Bush | 45.3% | D +7.1 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +5.7.
Other counties in South Dakota
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- Ziebach County
Sources & scope
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until South Dakota certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. South Dakota's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.