U.S. Senate
Mike Rounds
51.6%34,362
Brian Bengs
48.4%32,272
Statewide: Mike Rounds wins. Called.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
2026 election results. Mike Rounds (R) got 52% of the U.S. Senate vote in Minnehaha County. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Minnehaha County
Governor
Larry Rhoden
52.6%34,945
Dan Ahlers
47.4%31,521
Statewide: Larry Rhoden wins. Called.
U.S. House: South Dakota at-large
Marty Jackley
53.8%36,090
Nicole Gronli
46.2%30,943
Whole district: Marty Jackley wins. Called.
The leader in Minnehaha 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 4, 4:55 PM.
9 local contests in Minnehaha County
County offices, city and town races, local measures, districts and other local offices on Minnehaha 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 Auditor - Minnehaha
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Leah G Anderson R | 33,382 | 53.4% |
| Curt Deedrich D | 29,124 | 46.6% |
Leah G Anderson ahead in Minnehaha County.
County Commissioner At Large - Minnehaha 3 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Anderson Jr D | 31,635 | 22.2% |
| Jen Bleyenberg R | 30,167 | 21.2% |
| Brent R Hoffman R | 29,938 | 21.0% |
| Rick Bonander R | 27,657 | 19.4% |
| Curt Soehl I | 23,095 | 16.2% |
Kenny Anderson Jr, Jen Bleyenberg and Brent R Hoffman ahead in Minnehaha County.
Cities & towns
Alderman - Baltic Ward-1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fitts | 81 | 51.6% |
| Nikki Oien | 76 | 48.4% |
Taylor Fitts ahead in Minnehaha County. Baltic's page.
Alderman - Baltic Ward-2 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Clark-Jessen | 188 | 34.5% |
| Eric Comes | 178 | 32.7% |
| Julie Oeltjen | 89 | 16.3% |
| Randy Marsh | 66 | 12.1% |
| Parker Simons | 24 | 4.4% |
Edward Clark-Jessen and Eric Comes ahead in Minnehaha County. Baltic's page.
Alderman - Brandon Ward-1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Schoeneman | 499 | 46.9% |
| Adam Buss | 301 | 28.3% |
| Ross Kotewa | 263 | 24.7% |
Rob Schoeneman ahead in Minnehaha County. Brandon's page.
Alderman - Brandon Ward-3
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Bastian | 486 | 52.5% |
| Colin Steen | 440 | 47.5% |
Brett Bastian ahead in Minnehaha County. Brandon's page.
Local measures
Referendum : REZONING LAND FROM NATURAL RESOURCES TO GENERAL BUSINESS: The following referendum measure was proposed by petition for submission to the voters. This referred measure will not become effective unless approved by majority vote. - Brandon
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,884 | 73.6% |
| No | 1,037 | 26.4% |
Yes ahead with 73.6% in Minnehaha County.
Districts
Conservation District Supervisor - Minnehaha - Minnehaha County 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Wollman | 24,474 | 40.4% |
| Reid A Christopherson | 21,125 | 34.9% |
| Allen L Severtson Jr | 15,002 | 24.8% |
Stephanie Wollman and Reid A Christopherson ahead in Minnehaha County.
Other local offices
Trustee - Humboldt 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Tooley | 101 | 33.2% |
| Bradley Gibbens | 97 | 31.9% |
| Ritchy Griepp | 69 | 22.7% |
| Julien Gambs | 37 | 12.2% |
Tim Tooley and Bradley Gibbens ahead in Minnehaha County. Humboldt's page.
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 +5.2 | R +13.0 | D +7.8 |
| SD-AL | R +7.7 | — | — |
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 Minnehaha County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 42.5% | Donald Trump | 55.2% | R +12.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 43.8% | Donald Trump | 53.3% | R +9.5 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 39.1% | Donald Trump | 53.7% | R +14.6 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 45.3% | Mitt Romney | 52.7% | R +7.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 49.9% | John McCain | 49.2% | D +0.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 41.6% | George W. Bush | 56.9% | R +15.3 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 44.1% | George W. Bush | 54.5% | R +10.4 |
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 +2.3.
Other counties in South Dakota
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- McPherson County
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- Mellette County
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- 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.