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Races · Governor · 2026 · South Dakota
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Governor · open seat · provisional matchup

South Dakota Governor

Likely matchup — the Republican nominee isn't settled. Shown as a provisional party matchup, not confirmed nominees.

Safe RR +25.8 forecast · 3 months 27 days to election· 0 polls · 4 marketsLast poll 41d agoMarkets 11h agoRating today
Live model · win probabilityupdated 11h ago · poliagg-v34
1% (D)
99% Republican (R)
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Predicted final margin R +25.8 · 80% CI R+36.8 → R+14.8 · 3 months 27 days to election
Momentum
insufficient data
Tipping-point P
29.6%
Decisive for chamber control
Market · D-side
D 5¢
Cross-platform consensus
News articles · 30d
no recent coverage
Info · primary pending
The Republican nominee hasn't been chosen yet

4 Republican candidates remain. See the republican primary →
Primary June 2, 2026.

Where this race stands
Verified

Safe R · model 99% R

With limited polling, prediction markets imply Safe R (D win prob 4%, market-derived).

The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts R+25.8 with an 80% CI ranging from R+36.8 (10th pctile) to R+14.8 (90th pctile), giving R a 99% chance of winning.

This race was decisive in 29.6% of chamber-control simulations — one of the most consequential seats this cycle.

Uncertainty score: 91/100 (high). Key drivers: only 0-1 recent polls; wide forecast CI (22.0pp). Treat any single point estimate with extra caution.

CITATIONS · safe-r · high-tipping · uncertainty-high
How confident are we?0 = certain · 100 = max uncertain
Combined
91
High uncertainty
Main driver: only 0-1 recent polls.
Forecast CI width73
22.0pp 80% interval
Inter-model disagreement39
7.8pp across models
Polling sparsity100
0 polls in 60d · target ≥ 8
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +25.8
80% CI: R +36.8R +14.8 · win prob 1%
R+45R+23TIEDD+23D+45
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
Polls used0
Days to election118
Residual σ8.57pt
Generated7/7/2026
Compare with other models2 models
qgbt-v1GBT (qgbt)
R +33.6
80% CI R +38.8 → R +20.7
CV MAE 8.51
consensusMarket-implied
R +15.8
no interval
market-implied

Prediction markets

Consensus · D 5¢2 platformsupdated 11h ago
Cross-platform price · history
0¢10¢20¢30¢428 DAYS · D YES PRICENOWMay 5Jul 7
Per-platform · current
PlatformD YESR YES7d ΔVolvs cons
Polymarket
Will the Republicans win the South Dakota governor race in 2
7¢93¢+3¢+1
Kalshi
South Dakota Governor winner?
4¢94¢+1¢$0K-1

Endorsements · 0 total

Source · Wikipedia · 1 candidate with no endorsements yet
RRepublican0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.

Editorial ratings · 4 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.
Safe R4
The Cook Political Report
Safe R
May 21
Inside Elections
Safe R
Jun 24
RealClearPolitics
Safe R
Jun 4
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Safe R
Jun 1

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender
No demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
Rating timeline
May 3, 2026Safe Rmodel
Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flaggednone
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingsno filings yet
Endorsements21 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks