2026 South Dakota governor's race

Incumbent: Larry Rhoden (Republican)

Larry RhodenRepublican Party (United States)98%

DADan AhlersDemocratic Party (United States)2%

vsR +96Polymarket ↗

Implied chance of winning — live Polymarket prices

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Rhoden	Ahlers	Doeden
Energy production	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports restrictions	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports ID requirement	Unknown	Unknown
Parents' rights in education	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports vouchers/ESAs	Unknown	Unknown
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports stricter penalties	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports harsher penalties	Unknown	Unknown
Medical gender transition for minors	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports restriction	Unknown	Unknown
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
LGBT causes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports tax cuts	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes new gun limits	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports deregulation	Unknown	Unknown
Health care (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports strict enforcement	Unknown	Unknown
Marijuana legalization (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
DEI programs (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Social Security & Medicare (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports spending cuts	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes EV mandates	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports withholding funds	Unknown	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Student loan forgiveness (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional term limits (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports curbs on China	Unknown	Unknown
Israel (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid (federal)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

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