South Dakota House of Representatives · 2026 general · all 70 seats
Republicans keep a majority in the South Dakota House of Representatives
Democrats hold 10 seats and Republicans 59; 36 make a majority.
0 seats flipped to Democrats0 to Republicans
Source: Results and race calls: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Source: Results and race calls: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Every race, by how close it was
All 34 races by the winner’s margin, D − R. The shaded band holds the 5 races decided by under 5 points. Ringed dots flipped; amber dots are still being counted. The 7 seats won without an opponent sit at the ends.
- Democratic
- Republican
- Counting
- Flipped
- Under 5 points
Unofficial returns. Source: Results and race calls: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Incumbents who lost
Members defeated in the general election.
Closest called races
Smallest winning margins.
Biggest swings
Change in margin from the last race on the same lines.
Source: Results and race calls: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
How far each district moved
Change in each contested district’s margin from the previous election, in 2-point bins. The median district moved D +3.0.
2 contested districts; districts uncontested in either election are left out.
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
South Dakota House of Representatives in other elections
- 2024 Rep. 64–6
- 2022 Rep. 63–7
- 2020 Rep. 62–8
- 2018 Rep. 59–11
- The South Dakota House of Representatives →
Also on this ballot
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