Who Is Ahead in the South Dakota Governor’s Race? Latest 2026 Election Polls

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Source: Polls collected by The New York Times.

Pollsters that meet at least two of the three criteria below are considered “select pollsters” by The Times, as long as they are conducting polls for nonpartisan sponsors.
Has a track record of accuracy in recent elections
Is a member of a professional polling organization
Conducts probability-based sampling

Polls that were conducted by or for partisan organizations are labeled, as they often release results that are favorable only to their causes. Margins are calculated using unrounded vote shares when available.

The Times conducts its own national and state polls in partnership with Siena College. Follow Times/Siena polling here.

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By Michael Andre, Irineo Cabreros, Annie Daniel, Martín González Gómez, Ruth Igielnik, Jasmine C. Lee, Jenni Lee, Alex Lemonides, Ilana Marcus, Katherine Oung, Dan Simmons-Ritchie, Jonah Smith and Caroline Soler.