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Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota

2026 election results. Dan Ahlers (D) got 86% of the vote for governor in Oglala Lakota County. The margin is 1.3 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 1 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Oglala Lakota County

U.S. Senate

Brian Bengs
84.4%1,814
Mike Rounds
15.6%336
100% counted

Statewide: Mike Rounds wins. Called.

Governor

Dan Ahlers
85.7%1,900
Larry Rhoden
14.3%317
100% counted

Statewide: Larry Rhoden wins. Called.

The leader in Oglala Lakota 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, 10:58 AM.

1 local contest in Oglala Lakota County

County offices on Oglala Lakota 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 - Oglala Lakota

CandidateVotesShare
Daylon Black Bull D1,36962.8%
Derek Puckett I81137.2%

Daylon Black Bull ahead in Oglala Lakota County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
SD GovernorD +71.4D +72.7R +1.3
SD-ALD +72.3——

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 Oglala Lakota County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris83.8%Donald Trump13.3%D +70.63,062
2020Joe Biden88.4%Donald Trump9.3%D +79.13,200
2016Hillary Clinton86.4%Donald Trump8.3%D +78.12,905
2012Barack Obama93.4%Mitt Romney6.0%D +87.43,145
2008Barack Obama89.6%John McCain10.0%D +79.73,314
2004John Kerry84.6%George W. Bush12.5%D +72.14,214
2000Al Gore85.4%George W. Bush12.9%D +72.51,953

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 +1.9.

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.