Early Vote 2026

Updated · Election Day Nov 3, 2026

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South Dakota

Source data as of Oct 17, 2026 · UF Election Lab 2026 early-vote tracker (data file) · UF lists original source: South Dakota Secretary of State

Ballots cast
28,451
Change since Oct 17
+2
Mail returned
28,451
In person early
0
Share of 2022 final early vote
35.1%
Share of 2024 final early vote
20.1%
Days to Election Day
17
Ballots cast so far, by days before Election Day

Cumulative. UF Election Lab snapshots (this script's runs + Wayback Machine archives). More points appear as updates accumulate.

2026 so far vs. past cycles

Past bars are final pre-election totals.

Mail vs. in person
  • Mail 100.0% 28,451
  • In person 0.0% 0

UF fields voted_all, accept_all (mail returned), inperson_all.

Party registration of voters who have voted
  • Democratic 32.0% 9,107
  • Republican 51.7% 14,703
  • Other / none 16.3% 4,641

Registration, not votes. 28,451 voters.

Sources and method

UF fields voted_all, accept_all (mail returned), inperson_all.

Page rebuilt Oct 18, 2026, 9:06 PM ET. Download this state's data (JSON).