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Hamlin County, South Dakota

2026 election results. Larry Rhoden (R) got 78% of the vote for governor in Hamlin County. The margin is 4.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 1 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Hamlin County

U.S. Senate

Mike Rounds
74.3%1,658
Brian Bengs
25.7%573
100% counted

Statewide: Mike Rounds wins. Called.

Governor

Larry Rhoden
78.5%1,756
Dan Ahlers
21.5%481
100% counted

Statewide: Larry Rhoden wins. Called.

The leader in Hamlin 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, 9:15 PM.

1 local contest in Hamlin County

County offices on Hamlin County's ballots, from South Dakota's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

County Commissioner - Hamlin - Hamlin-1

CandidateVotesShare
Jeffrey Stan Shepherd R24851.5%
Randall G Rudebusch D23448.5%

Jeffrey Stan Shepherd ahead in Hamlin County.

South Dakota's official results, these figures first read Nov 12, 4:13 AM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
SD GovernorR +57.0R +61.5D +4.5
SD-ALR +59.7——

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 Hamlin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.9%Donald Trump79.4%R +60.43,226
2020Joe Biden21.0%Donald Trump76.9%R +56.03,084
2016Hillary Clinton20.1%Donald Trump74.3%R +54.22,762
2012Barack Obama33.0%Mitt Romney64.6%R +31.62,793
2008Barack Obama38.1%John McCain60.7%R +22.62,737
2004John Kerry33.7%George W. Bush64.6%R +30.93,011
2000Al Gore33.9%George W. Bush63.6%R +29.72,723

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 R +30.8.

Other counties in South Dakota

South Dakota results

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.