Absentee voting for next month’s Republican gubernatorial runoff election in South Dakota has started.
Hughes County Finance Officer Thomas Oliva says ballots were available and voting stations were ready when his office opened at 8am CT this past Friday (June 12, 2026).
In Stanley County, Auditor Phil Burtch says they received the absentee ballots at 10am and were able to begin absentee voting by 11am.
The Secretary of State’s Office says voters who requested an absentee ballot for the June 2 election, will automatically get an absentee ballot for the runoff from their county auditor.
Voters who did not request an absentee ballot for the primary election but would like to vote absentee in the runoff, must submit an application to their county auditor by July 27 at 5pm local time. When completing the absentee ballot request form, voters should select “Primary Election.”
Additionally, July 13 is the deadline to get registered to vote or to change party affiliation to be eligible to vote in the runoff election.
South Dakota’s Republican gubernatorial runoff election will be held Tuesday, July 28.
Voters with questions about absentee voting or runoff election procedures are encouraged to:
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contact their county auditor’s office, or
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visit the Secretary of State’s website, https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/assets/2026RUN-OFFCalendar.pdf.
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