Mike Rounds
RepublicanIncumbent
U.S. Senator from South Dakota since 2015; Governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011
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U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Mike Rounds, running for re-election.
Democratic nominee Julian Beaudion withdrew on August 4, 2026, and the party did not name a replacement.
U.S. Senator from South Dakota since 2015; Governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011
Attorney and retired Air Force officer from Hot Springs; 2022 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate
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RepublicanMike Rounds
Opposes abortion. As governor, signed the South Dakota trigger law that bans abortion except when the mother's life is at risk.
IndependentBrian Bengs
Supports a right to abortion with restrictions after viability, with exceptions for the life or health of the mother.
RepublicanMike Rounds
Supports funding for a border wall, surveillance technology and more border enforcement personnel to stop drug and human trafficking.
IndependentBrian Bengs
Supports immigration reform that includes border security and more legal immigration.
RepublicanMike Rounds
Supports changes to keep Social Security and Medicare solvent without cutting benefits.
IndependentBrian Bengs
Opposes privatizing Social Security and Medicare.
RepublicanMike Rounds
Says he works on the Senate Armed Services Committee to keep the U.S. military the best in the world.
IndependentBrian Bengs
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Rounds
Supports eliminating the Department of Education and local control of education instead of federal directives.
IndependentBrian Bengs
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Rounds
Supports Second Amendment rights and says he works to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
IndependentBrian Bengs
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Rounds
Supports an all-of-the-above approach to domestic energy production and opposes what he calls excessive federal regulation of energy producers.
IndependentBrian Bengs
No published position found.
RepublicanMike Rounds
No published position found.
IndependentBrian Bengs
Supports a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and ban unlimited corporate political spending, and federal redistricting reform to end partisan gerrymandering.
RepublicanMike Rounds
No published position found.
IndependentBrian Bengs
Supports term limits of two terms for senators and six for representatives, and says he would serve no more than two terms. Supports an enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court justices.
RepublicanMike Rounds
No published position found.
IndependentBrian Bengs
Supports halting construction of new data centers and a right for communities to reject them, and says he would oppose bills that do not give communities a way to say no. Pledges not to accept data center money.
RepublicanMike Rounds
No published position found.
IndependentBrian Bengs
Says he would not have voted to start the war with Iran and would not vote to continue it.
RepublicanMike Rounds
No published position found.
IndependentBrian Bengs
Opposes privatizing VA health care and cuts to the VA workforce.