US Senate
Primary election·2026-06-02·Contested
Republican Primary
2 candidates
Two-term incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor of South Dakota (2003-2011). First elected to Senate in 2014.
Votes
101,269
Percentage
75.8%
Navy veteran and businessman from Rapid City.
Votes
32,338
Percentage
24.2%
Democratic
1 candidateno primary — advances to general
Julian Beaudion
Democrat
Former South Dakota state trooper and businessman.
Other Candidates
1 candidateBB
Brian Bengs
Independent
U.S. Navy and Air Force veteran, former NSU political science professor. Was 2022 Democratic Senate nominee, running as Independent in 2026.
Campaign Finance
Individual
PAC
Self-funded
Other
In the news
- Remembering David | Congratulating Christine | Sneve's correction | Trolling with public info | Running proud | That other runoff | Constitutional communism?The Dakota Scout· Jul 11
Julian Beaudion is explicitly identified as this week's guest on the podcast, suggesting substantive discussion of his U.S. Senate campaign.