Elections Intelligence
PROFILES / U.S. SENATE / SOUTH DAKOTA

Brian Bengs

Independent · Senate challenger
CHALLENGER ON THE 2026 BALLOT SAFE R KALSHI · 6¢ · CHECKED Aug 27
THE 2026 RACE · SOUTH DAKOTA U.S. SENATEFull race page →
OPPONENTMike Rounds (R)Incumbent
FTP RACE SIGNALSafe RAI-enabled synthesis of attributed evidence · not a publisher rating
KALSHI · Aug 27R 96.4¢ · BENGS 6¢ · D 1.7¢
LATEST POLLR+23<a class="e-poll-source" href="https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/05/democrats-move-to-silence-south-dakota-primary-voters-n2680739" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NRSC ↗</a> 08-06 · n=500
STANDING · THIS SEAT
1:4fundraising ratio v Rounds · FEC period 06-30
CAMPAIGN FINANCE · FECPULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30
$782.0Kraised
$51.4Kcash on hand
BENGS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA ↗
· Rounds: $3.18M / $2.74M CoH
BALLOT & DATES
Primary06-02 · HELD
Runoff07-28 · PASSED
GeneralNov 3, 2026
R settled · D no candidate · I settled
COMPARE V ROUNDS ⇄