2026 South Dakota Senate Race Polls

Polls tracking the 2026 U.S. Senate race in South Dakota. Data is synced from the New York Times, which aggregates surveys from major pollsters active in the state.

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In the most recent South Dakota Senate race poll (Concord Public Opinion Partners, Oct 22 - 26, 2026, n=448 LV), Bengs (I) leads Rounds (Mike) (R) 43%–41%.

Data is synced continuously from the New York Times, which aggregates surveys from major pollsters. The table shows individual pollster results. The map uses the same 2026 non-partisan polling average and candidate-selection method as the homepage maps.

At a glance

Polls tracked
16
Pollsters
9
Field dates
Jul 31, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026
Stages
General election (15), Primary (1)
Most recent poll
Oct 26, 2026
South Dakota: Rounds (Mike) (R) +16.4
South Dakota · Rounds (Mike) (R) +16.4 2026 non-partisan polling · 3 polls

All polls

PollsterPartisanField datesStageSampleResultsMarginSource
Concord Public Opinion PartnersDemOct 22 - 26, 2026General electionn=448 LV
Bengs (I): 43%
Rounds (Mike) (R): 41%
Someone else: 9%
I+2%link
Emerson CollegeOct 19 - 21, 2026General electionn=803 LV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 54%
Bengs (I): 46%
R+8%link
Quantus InsightsOct 17 - 19, 2026General electionn=657 LV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 59.4%
Bengs (I): 37.3%
Someone else: 1.7%
R+22.1%link
Public Opinion StrategiesRepOct 12 - 16, 2026General electionn=500 LV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 54%
Bengs (I): 37%
R+17%link
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc.Oct 12 - 14, 2026General electionn=500 LV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 56.4%
Bengs (I): 37.4%
Don't know: 6.2%
R+19%link
Concord Public Opinion PartnersDemOct 6 - 8, 2026General electionn=400 LV
Bengs (I): 43%
Rounds (Mike) (R): 42%
Don't know: 10%
I+1%link
Zenith ResearchIndSep 24 - 27, 2026General electionn=500 LV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 53%
Bengs (I): 47%
R+6%link
Public Policy PollingIndSep 8 - 9, 2026General electionn=629 RV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 45%
Bengs (I): 42%
Don't know: 13%
R+3%link
Lake Research PartnersDemAug 26 - 30, 2026General electionn=500 LV
Bengs (I): 51%
Rounds (Mike) (R): 41%
Don't know: 4%
I+10%link
Impact ResearchIndAug 13 - 17, 2026General electionn=500 LV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 44%
Bengs (I): 44%
Don't know: 12%
TIElink
Public Opinion StrategiesRepJul 6 - 9, 2026General electionn=500 LV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 56%
Bengs (I): 33%
R+23%link
Public Policy PollingIndMay 29 - 30, 2026General electionn=726 RV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 43%
Bengs (I): 23%
Beaudion (D): 18%
R+20%link
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc.Apr 7 - 11, 2026Primaryn=500 RV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 66%
McNeal (R): 18%
Don't know: 16%
+48%link
Public Policy PollingIndFeb 17 - 18, 2026General electionn=685 RV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 49%
Beaudion (D): 32%
Don't know: 19%
R+17%link
Public Policy PollingIndNov 13 - 14, 2025General electionn=814 RV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 44%
Bengs (I): 31%
Don't know: 25%
R+13%link
Public Policy PollingIndJul 30 - 31, 2025General electionn=552 RV
Rounds (Mike) (R): 41%
Don't know: 31%
Bengs (I): 28%
R+13%link

16 of 16 polls shown, most recent first. Every number is a single pollster's reported result — no polling average is calculated here. Partisan shows the source’s party flag; a blank means no partisan affiliation is marked.