Meade County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

William (Bill) Meirose is a Republican running unopposed for South Dakota Senate District 29, which includes Meade County, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He served 23 years in the U.S. Army and the South Dakota Army National Guard, per his campaign site. Meirose is an ordained minister who has served as a school principal, associate pastor, and pastor in the Sturgis and Union Center area, and holds a doctorate in Adult and Higher Education Administration from the University of South Dakota, per his campaign site.

Chris Baumgartner is a Democrat seeking a seat representing South Dakota Senate District 33, which includes western Rapid City, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He grew up in Rapid City and has worked as a poll worker for three years, including for the LibertyLand TIF vote in Rapid City in January 2026, per his questionnaire response to South Dakota Public Broadcasting. His campaign lists a website, chrisforsenate33.com, but the page could not be verified because it did not return readable content when fetched. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

David Johnson is a Republican who has previously served in both the South Dakota House and Senate representing District 33 and is running for the District 33 Senate seat, which includes western Rapid City, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He served in the U.S. Air Force and owns Johnson Tree Service, Inc., which has operated since 1980, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting and his campaign site. Johnson is an alumnus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, per his campaign site.

Gary L. Cammack is a rancher and business owner who operates Cammack Ranch Supply in Union Center with his wife, Amy, per his campaign site. He previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives for District 29 from 2013 to 2015 and in the South Dakota Senate for District 29 from 2015 to 2023, including as Senate Majority Leader from 2021 to 2023, per the Legislature's official directory. He was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame in 2021 for his community impact through Cammack Ranch Supply and his public service, per the Hall of Fame.

Kari Hall is an educator and health advocate who describes herself as a nonprofit leader and communications professional, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Hall's work has involved building partnerships across sectors in the community, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

Curt Massie is a tax consultant who worked more than 24 years with the South Dakota Department of Revenue, including as a state tax auditor, per Massie's campaign site. Massie also farms and ranches, and the current term representing District 33 began in 2023, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting.