• If a candidate is not listed, either the Secretary of State’s office or the County Auditor is waiting for the appropriate filing documentation.
• Political Party Candidates will not be listed until the Secretary of State’s office receives the official certification(s) from county central committees or state political parties.
• The following positions are nominated at a state party convention (SDCL 12-5-21) and will not show up on this list until that state party has certified the candidates to the Secretary of State’s office. Positions: attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, commissioner of school and public lands and public utilities commissioner.
• The last day for party central committees to fill vacancies, created by candidates who withdrew their nominations, is August 11 (SDCL 12-8-6).
• The Libertarian party, in addition to the candidates in SDCL 12-5-21, may nominate US House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and legislative candidates at their state party convention. (SDCL 12-5-25)
• If a candidate runs as an Independent, that candidate would not be on the Primary Election ballot. Independent candidates are automatically placed on the General Election ballot.
• If a candidate is unopposed, that candidate will not be on the Primary Election ballot.
• If a county candidate is unopposed after the Primary Election, that candidate will not be on the General Election ballot.

2026 General Election Candidate List