RepublicanNo state or federal office heldWon the 2026 general by 15.9

Bart Sample

Won the 2026 race for South Dakota Legislative District 25.

Last margin
+15.9
Won 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Sample has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Sample won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026South Dakota Legislative District 25GeneralWonBryan J. Breitling (I)58%R+15.9$15.8KR+40.3−24.4

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Sample’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$15.8K

Source: South Dakota Secretary of State filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 2:15 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Bart L. Sample For South Dakota
State
Active

Source: South Dakota Secretary of State filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 2:15 AM ET