May 21, 2026 - Businessman Toby Doeden now holds a 3% advantage over second-place U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson. Doeden has 26% of the polled voters to Johnson’s 23%. The two switched places from the […]

April 20, 2026 - South Dakota law says that a runoff election is required if a candidate cannot achieve 35% of the vote. The margin of error on the Chiesman poll was plus or minus 4.5%. Jon Hansen, current Speaker of the South Dakota House, trails Johnson with ...

July 16, 2026 - Larry Rhoden would win by a resounding margin, according to the latest KELOLAND/Emerson College Poll. The poll shows 62% of likely Republican voter would choose Rhoden, while 32% would choose Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden.

October 27, 2022 - However they planned to vote, 74% of the voters expect Gov. Kristi Noem to get re-elected as South Dakota governor

May 26, 2026 - A new public poll shows a shakeup at the top of the GOP Republican Primary race for governor. Though some candidates are pushing back at the results.

July 16, 2026 - DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (KELO) — The latest numbers from Emerson College Polling and KELOLAND Media Group show a decisive margin for current South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden. Rhoden has 62% support from the 500 likely runoff voters who responded ...

1 week ago - Keloland. Retrieved May 21, 2026. ↑ Rifaat, Alexander (April 20, 2026). "Poll: Johnson widens lead in SD GOP governor race". South Dakota News Watch.

May 28, 2026 - A new Emerson College Polling/KELOLAND survey of South Dakota finds 26% of voters support businessman Toby Doeden in the Republican Primary for Governor, while 23% support Rep. Dusty Johnson, and 19% support incumbent Governor Larry Rhoden.

May 21, 2026 - John Thune’s approval rating dipped to 28% in May, while U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds’ rating is at 32%. As for South Dakota’s lone congressman, Dusty Johnson, who is now running for Governor, 25% of those polled approve of the job he is doing.

July 23, 2026 - A new Emerson College Polling/KELOLAND survey of the Republican runoff election for Governor in South Dakota finds incumbent Larry Rhoden with a 30-point lead over businessman Toby Doeden, 62% to 32%, with 7% undecided.

May 22, 2026 - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A new KELOLAND Media Group/Emerson College poll has a new leader in the Republican primary race for South Dakota governor. Businessman Toby Doeden now holds a 3% advantage over second-place U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson. ...

June 3, 2026 - With 28,035 votes cast, according to the South Dakota Secretary of State’s website, Doeden has 8,165 of the votes, followed by Rhoden with 7,184 and Johnson with 6,988. Hansen has 5,698.

May 22, 2026 - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden leads the pack in the latest poll from KELOLAND Media Group and Emerson College. The poll was done Monday and Tuesday, and its question about South Dakota’s Republican gubernatorial primary includes the views of 432 voters likely to vote in the primary on June 2. Only GOP […]

May 21, 2026 - Well, I don't think anyone was ... primary race for South Dakota governor. Businessman Toby Doeden now holds a 3% advantage over second-place U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson....

April 1, 2026 - Doeden was at 18%, Rhoden was in third with 17% and Hansen had 14%. That poll surveyed 413 South Dakota Republican primary voters. 100 poll takers plan to sit out the primary election · The voter turnout at recent Republican primary elections is around 20%. More than 100 Republicans told a KELOLAND poll they didn’t plan to vote in the primary election. Republican Lt. Governor Tony Venhuizen said he was one of the 517 registered Republican voters contacted by Emerson College polling to answer questions for the KELOLAND/Emerson College poll.

May 22, 2026 - The poll was conducted May 18-19 by Emerson College [Rae Yost, “Doeden Surpasses Johnson in Latest KELOLAND/Emerson Poll,” KELO-TV, 2026.05.21]. The Republican primary is a job search.

July 16, 2026 - KELO-TV commissioned the new poll from Emerson College Polling, which shows 62% of likely Republican voters supporting Gov. Larry Rhoden.

March 19, 2026 - The polling, which was done from March 7 to March 9, surveyed 413 South Dakota Republican primary voters. Current U.S. Congressman Dusty Johnson led with 28%, businessman Toby Doeden was at 18%, Rhoden received 17% and Hansen had 14% of the vote.

1 month ago - Track the latest polls in the South Dakota governor election.