U.S. Senate
Mike Rounds
61.4%372
Brian Bengs
38.6%234
Statewide: Mike Rounds wins. Called.
Mellette County, South Dakota
2026 election results. Larry Rhoden (R) got 66% of the vote for governor in Mellette County. The margin is 11.0 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 3 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Mellette County
Governor
Larry Rhoden
65.8%403
Dan Ahlers
34.2%209
Statewide: Larry Rhoden wins. Called.
U.S. House: South Dakota at-large
Marty Jackley
64.6%389
Nicole Gronli
35.4%213
Whole district: Marty Jackley wins. Called.
The leader in Mellette 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, 9:05 PM.
3 local contests in Mellette County
County offices on Mellette 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
Sheriff - Mellette
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Schultz R | 295 | 48.4% |
| Brandon Watson I | 207 | 34.0% |
| Thomas Keller I | 107 | 17.6% |
Lonnie Schultz ahead in Mellette County.
Register of Deeds - Mellette
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Darci Cox R | 294 | 50.1% |
| Haley Gallant I | 293 | 49.9% |
Darci Cox ahead in Mellette County.
County Commissioner - Mellette - Mellette-2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine E. O'Brien R | 68 | 34.2% |
| Kirby Krogman I | 67 | 33.7% |
| Joe Bechtold I | 33 | 16.6% |
| Cecil Brandis Jr I | 31 | 15.6% |
Katherine E. O'Brien ahead in Mellette County.
South Dakota's official results, these figures first read Nov 12, 4:13 AM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD Governor | R +31.7 | R +20.7 | R +11.0 |
| SD-AL | R +29.2 | — | — |
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 Mellette County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 38.5% | Donald Trump | 58.6% | R +20.1 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 38.8% | Donald Trump | 58.4% | R +19.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 34.8% | Donald Trump | 58.9% | R +24.0 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 48.8% | Mitt Romney | 49.5% | R +0.8 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 45.0% | John McCain | 53.7% | R +8.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 38.8% | George W. Bush | 59.4% | R +20.6 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 30.3% | George W. Bush | 67.5% | R +37.2 |
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 +17.1.
Other counties in South Dakota
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- Bennett County
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- Faulk County
- Grant County
- Gregory County
- Haakon County
- Hamlin County
- Hand County
- Hanson County
- Harding County
- Hughes County
- Hutchinson County
- Hyde County
- Jackson County
- Jerauld County
- Jones County
- Kingsbury County
- Lake County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Lyman County
- Marshall County
- McCook County
- McPherson County
- Meade County
- Miner County
- Minnehaha County
- Moody County
- Oglala Lakota County
- Pennington County
- Perkins County
- Potter County
- Roberts County
- Sanborn County
- Spink County
- Stanley County
- Sully County
- Todd County
- Tripp County
- Turner County
- Union County
- Walworth County
- Yankton County
- 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.