State House District 26B
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 66.3% | 3,917 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.2% | 1,846 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other | 2.5% | 146 |
County-level results (6 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Brule County, SD | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+75.8 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31.2%Harris1,846 | 66.3%Trump3,917 | 2.5%Kennedy146 | 5,909 | ||
| R | 32.6%Biden2,046 | 64.9%Trump4,075 | 2.5%Jorgensen154 | 6,275 | ||
| R | 28.7%Clinton1,647 | 65.2%Trump3,738 | 6.1%Johnson351 | 5,736 | ||
| R | 38.8%Obama2,385 | 59.3%Romney3,645 | 1.9%Johnson119 | 6,149 | ||
| R | 42.3%Obama2,671 | 55.5%McCain3,506 | 2.2%Nader142 | 6,319 | ||
| R | 42.1%Kerry3,004 | 56.1%Bush4,005 | 1.8%Nader126 | 7,135 | ||
| R | 36.1%Gore1,969 | 61.2%Bush3,340 | 2.8%Buchanan152 | 5,461 | ||
| R | 44.4%Clinton2,731 | 44.9%Dole2,760 | 10.7%Browne661 | 6,152 | ||
| R | 36.8%Clinton2,317 | 41.3%Bush2,602 | 21.9%Perot1,382 | 6,301 | ||
| R | 46.2%Dukakis2,540 | 53.2%Bush2,926 | 0.6%Paul34 | 5,500 | ||
| R | 33.9%Mondale2,109 | 65.5%Reagan4,074 | 0.6%Serrette36 | 6,219 | ||
| R | 28.8%Carter1,929 | 63.8%Reagan4,282 | 7.4%Anderson497 | 6,708 | ||
| D | 50.1%Carter3,198 | 49.3%Ford3,150 | 0.6%Macbride36 | 6,384 | ||
| R | 45.8%McGovern3,221 | 53.9%Nixon3,797 | 0.3%Schmitz22 | 7,040 | ||
| R | 42.5%Humphrey2,786 | 51.2%Nixon3,353 | 6.3%Wallace412 | 6,551 | ||
| D | 61.8%Johnson4,461 | 38.2%Goldwater2,762 | 0.0% | 7,223 | ||
| R | 47.3%Kennedy3,338 | 52.7%Nixon3,714 | 0.0% | 7,052 | ||
| D | 50.3%Stevenson3,599 | 49.7%Eisenhower3,553 | 0.0% | 7,151 | ||
| R | 37.4%Stevenson2,634 | 62.6%Eisenhower4,412 | 0.0% | 7,046 | ||
| D | 52.2%Truman3,278 | 46.7%Dewey2,927 | 1.1%Thurmond69 | 6,274 | ||
| R | 48.7%Roosevelt2,590 | 51.3%Dewey2,726 | 0.0%Thomas1 | 5,317 | ||
| R | 48.8%Roosevelt3,823 | 51.2%Willkie4,006 | 0.0% | 7,828 | ||
| D | 59.3%Roosevelt4,587 | 38.9%Landon3,011 | 1.8%Lemke141 | 7,739 | ||
| D | 69.8%Roosevelt5,741 | 28.6%Hoover2,353 | 1.6%Thomas132 | 8,226 | ||
| R | 46.7%Smith3,624 | 52.4%Hoover4,072 | 0.9%Thomas69 | 7,765 | ||
| R | 19.8%Davis1,396 | 42.6%Coolidge2,998 | 37.6%La Follette2,651 | 7,045 | ||
| R | 29.0%Cox1,432 | 57.0%Harding2,813 | 14.0%Debs689 | 4,934 | ||
| D | 52.5%Wilson2,319 | 43.5%Hughes1,925 | 4.0%Benson177 | 4,421 | ||
| O | 46.4%Wilson1,818 | 0.0%Taft0 | 53.6%Roosevelt2,103 | 3,921 | ||
| R | 43.8%Bryan2,148 | 51.9%Taft2,546 | 4.3%Debs211 | 4,905 | ||
| R | 32.5%Parker1,016 | 63.3%Roosevelt1,980 | 4.3%Debs133 | 3,129 | ||
| R | 45.7%Bryan1,078 | 53.7%McKinley1,269 | 0.6%Woolley14 | 2,361 | ||
| D | 54.1%Bryan929 | 45.5%McKinley781 | 0.5%Palmer8 | 1,718 | ||
| R | 15.3%Cleveland233 | 46.3%Harrison703 | 38.3%Weaver582 | 1,518 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −31.0% |
| 1896 | +8.6% |
| 1900 | −8.1% |
| 1904 | −30.8% |
| 1908 | −8.1% |
| 1912 | +46.4% |
| 1916 | +8.9% |
| 1920 | −28.0% |
| 1924 | −22.7% |
| 1928 | −5.8% |
| 1932 | +41.2% |
| 1936 | +20.4% |
| 1940 | −2.3% |
| 1944 | −2.6% |
| 1948 | +5.6% |
| 1952 | −25.2% |
| 1956 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | −5.3% |
| 1964 | +23.5% |
| 1968 | −8.7% |
| 1972 | −8.2% |
| 1976 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | −35.1% |
| 1984 | −31.6% |
| 1988 | −7.0% |
| 1992 | −4.5% |
| 1996 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −14.0% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −20.5% |
| 2016 | −36.5% |
| 2020 | −32.3% |
| 2024 | −35.0% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 37 points, District 26B sits deep in Republican territory, leaving little recent history of competitive legislative contests in this sparsely populated corner of the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 36.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.0 points.
A population of 11,871, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,112 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 21 and State House District 23.
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