Incumbent Governor Larry Rhoden won the Republican nomination after beating Toby Doeden 71% to 29%.
Statewide voter turnout, for Tuesday’s (July 28, 2026) Republican Gubernatorial Primary Runoff Election in South Dakota was 35.91%.
According to the South Dakota Secretary of State’s website:
- Hughes County voter turnout was 53.32%, with 4028 out of a possible 7554 Republicans going to the polls to vote.
- Stanley County voter turnout was 51.95% with 852 of 1640 registered Republicans voting.
- Hyde County had 45.09% turnout (229 of 663).
- Sully County had 54.57% turnout (471 of 863).
- Haakon County had 49.08% turnout (566 of 1155).
- Hand County had 44.74% turnout (749 of 1674).
- Walworth County had 35.88% turnout (877 of 2444).
- Edmunds County had 46.44% turnout (861 of 1854).
- Corson County had 37.53% turnout (286 of 762).
Rhoden and Democratic candidate for Governor Dan Ahlers now face-off in the Nov. 3 General Election.






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