Lake County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Lake County races, led by the South Dakota Senate District 8 contest.
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Find your districts by addressSouth Dakota Senate District 8Clint Hoyer (Independent) · Casey Crabtree (R)
Clint Hoyer
Clint Hoyer is an independent candidate for South Dakota Senate District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Casey Crabtree
Casey Crabtree is the Republican incumbent state senator for South Dakota Senate District 8, which includes eastern South Dakota and the Madison area, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He was first appointed to the seat by the governor in 2020 and has since been reelected three times, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Crabtree works as vice president of business development for a real estate investment group, per a Sioux Falls Business report cited by South Dakota Public Broadcasting. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Clint Hoyer (Independent), Casey Crabtree (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota Senate District 8. Casey Crabtree is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 session roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageSouth Dakota House District 8Jon Nelson (R) · Todd Wilkinson (R)
Jon Nelson
Top priorities
- Focuses on agriculture and rural South Dakota communities as district priorities.
Per the campaign site.
About Jon Nelson
Jon Nelson is a farmer and cattle feeder from Lake Preston who has farmed and ranched for more than 40 years, per Nelson's campaign site. Nelson served 12 years on the Lake Preston School Board, including as board chair, and serves as a district director for the South Dakota Soybean Association, per the campaign site.
Todd Wilkinson
Top priorities
- Protect family farms and property rights, keeping land use decisions local
- Maintain balanced budgets and control state spending
- Support rural development through education access, childcare availability and local job creation
Per the campaign site.
About Todd Wilkinson
Todd Wilkinson is a De Smet attorney and cattle producer running for South Dakota House District 8, per his campaign site. He has nearly 40 years of legal experience representing families, farmers, businesses and local governments, and he is a past president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, per his campaign site and South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
Jon Nelson (Republican), Todd Wilkinson (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota House District 8. Voters choose two. The Legislature's 2026 session roster shows no sitting member among these candidates. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
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South Dakota's field is the Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary; candidates for some offices are nominated at party conventions. Each of the 35 legislative districts elects one senator and two representatives, so House races say voters choose two, except the single-member House districts 26A, 26B, 28A and 28B. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Lake County, South Dakota on November 3, 2026?
Lake County sample ballot 2026: who is running for south dakota senate and south dakota house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in South Dakota?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for South Dakota are listed on the South Dakota election hub. South Dakota election hub →
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