← Election 2026 Coverage · All South Dakota races
LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.
The race
The Secretary of State is a statewide elected office in South Dakota. The seat is open. The office is currently held by Monae Johnson (Republican). Monae Johnson is not on the general-election roster below.
On the ballot
- Heather Baxter — Republican
- Terrence Davis — Democratic
- Tamara Lesnar — Libertarian
Roster status
The candidate roster below is drawn from official state and campaign records gathered for this race; final confirmation against official state candidate lists continues.
Race notes
Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from south-dakota-statewide-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md. Added 2026-10-25: race was missing from the inventory.
Winner: Heather Baxter (Republican) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 5, 2026 (results wave 3); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.