ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio)-

The 2026 election was held on Tuesday night.  Voter turnout statewide was just over 49%.  In Brown County turnout was at 50.93%.  Brown County Commission will canvas the results on Friday at 1pm at the Courthouse.

Here are the results courtesy of the South Dakota Secretary of State’s website.

U.S. Senate

Senator Mike Rounds(R) 61%(183,775)

Brian Bengs(I) 39%(118, 984)

Rounds won Brown County with 60%.

U.S. House

Marty Jackley(R) 64%(194,742)

Nikki Gronli(D) 36%(108,459)

Jackley won Brown County with 64%

Governor:

Governor Larry Rhoden(R) 64%(192,489)

Dan Ahlers(D) 36%(109,625)

Rhoden won Brown County with 63%

State Offices:

Secretary of State:

Heather Baxter(R) 59%

Terrance Davis(D) 36%

Tamara Lesnar(L) 5%

State Auditor:

Catherine Barrasco(R) 63%

Tom Cool(D) 37%

State Treasurer:

Melissa Hull 63%

Margaret Kuipers 37%

Commissioner of School & Public Land:

Brock Greenfield(R) 62%

Raeann Mettler 38%

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission:

Don Haggar(R) 60%

Frank Kloucek(D) 40%

Legislative Races:

District 1 House:

Daniel Kjos(R) 39%

Representative Nick Fosness(R) 37%

Courtney Enfield(D) 24%

District 3 House:

Spencer Sommers(R) 37%(4,354)

Tim Hanigan(R) 32%(3,772)

Erin Ronayne Rudner(D) 31%(3,629) She could request a recount.

District 23 House:

Representative Spencer Gosch(R) 43%

Dick Werner(R) 40%

Garett Heinz(I) 18%

Brown County Sheriff:

Robert Weinmaster(R) 65%

Anthony Sorenson(D) 35%

Brown County Sales Tax:

No 56%(6,179)

Yes 44%(4,850)

Amendments:

Amendment I(Repeal Medicaid Expansion if Federal Funding Fall Below 90%):

No 56%

Yes 44%

Amendment J(Clarifying Being U.S. Citizen to Vote in Elections):

Yes 62%

No 38%

Amendment K(Establishing a Trust for Unclaimed Property Fund):

Yes 61%

No 39%

Amendment L(Raise threshold to Amend the South Dakota Constitution to 60%):

No 58%

Yes 42%