Elections in South Dakota

Elections are held in the U.S. state of South Dakota regularly.

In a 2020 study, South Dakota was ranked as the 22nd hardest state for citizens to vote in.

Lists of elections since 2000

 * 2000 South Dakota elections
 * 2002 South Dakota elections
 * 2004 South Dakota elections
 * 2006 South Dakota elections
 * 2008 South Dakota elections
 * 2010 South Dakota elections
 * 2012 South Dakota elections
 * 2014 South Dakota elections
 * 2016 South Dakota elections
 * 2018 South Dakota elections
 * 2020 South Dakota elections
 * 2022 South Dakota elections
 * 2024 South Dakota elections
 * 2026 South Dakota elections

Presidential elections
List of presidential elections in South Dakota since 2000:
 * 2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota
 * 2004 United States presidential election in South Dakota
 * 2008 United States presidential election in South Dakota
 * 2012 United States presidential election in South Dakota
 * 2016 United States presidential election in South Dakota
 * 2020 United States presidential election in South Dakota
 * 2024 United States presidential election in South Dakota

US House elections
List of United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota since 2000:
 * 2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2004 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election
 * 2004 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2012 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2014 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2016 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2018 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
 * 2024 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota

US Senate elections
List of United States Senate elections in South Dakota since 2000:
 * 2002 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 2)
 * 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)
 * 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)
 * 2014 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 2)
 * 2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)
 * 2020 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 2)
 * 2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)
 * 2026 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 2)
 * 2028 United States Senate election in South Dakota (Class 3)

Ballot measures

 * 2006 South Dakota Amendment C
 * 2008 South Dakota Initiated Measure 9
 * 2008 South Dakota Initiated Measure 10
 * 2010 South Dakota ballot measures
 * 2020 South Dakota Amendment A
 * 2020 South Dakota Amendment B
 * 2020 South Dakota Measure 26
 * 2022 South Dakota Amendment C
 * 2022 South Dakota Amendment D
 * 2022 South Dakota Initiated Measure 27

Gubernatorial elections
The Governor of South Dakota is elected every 4 years. Kristi Noem, the incumbent Governor, was elected in 2018 with 51.0% of the vote, and re-elected in 2022 with 61.9% of the vote. She is the first female governor of the state. Republicans have controlled the governorship since 1979.

List of gubernatorial elections since 2000:
 * 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election
 * 2006 South Dakota gubernatorial election
 * 2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election
 * 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election
 * 2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election
 * 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election
 * 2026 South Dakota gubernatorial election

State legislative elections
Elections for seats in the South Dakota Legislature are held every even-numbered year. Every seat is contested on every election. The Republican Party holds supermajorities in both chambers, holding a 30–to–4 advantage over Democrats in the state senate, and a 62–to–7 advantage in the state house. Republicans have held both chambers of the legislature since 1995.

List of state legislative elections since 2000:
 * 2000 – Senate, House
 * 2002 – Senate, House
 * 2004 – Senate, House
 * 2006 – Senate, House
 * 2008 – Senate, House
 * 2010 – Senate, House
 * 2012 – Senate, House
 * 2014 – Senate, House
 * 2016 – Senate, House
 * 2018 – Senate, House
 * 2020 – Senate, House
 * 2022 – Senate, House
 * 2024 – Senate, House