South Dakota U.S. Senate

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$412K for Mike Rounds
• SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$154K for Mike Rounds

Each campaign.

• Mike RoundsFEC filing: Mike Rounds · S4SD00049 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Mike Rounds

  In the U.S. Senate (SD) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 16 of the 16 key Senate floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 5 committees: Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Indian Affairs, Select Committee on Intelligence · 12 subcommittees
  • 350 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S4SD00049) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $3.4M

  Spent

  $4.4M

  Cash on hand

  $1.3M

  • Individuals 47% $1.6M
  • PACs & other committees 48% $1.6M
  • Party committees 2% $62K
  • Other receipts 3% $93K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $435K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $566K supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $412K
  2. SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $154K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. NRSCRepublican party committee $62K
  2. MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)Trade association PAC · Mortgage Bankers Association $48K
  3. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K

  Where the money went $2.3M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $2.3M of the $4.4M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 38% $860K
  • Consultants & strategy 18% $417K
  • Staff & payroll 6% $134K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 21% $477K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $75K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $50K
  • Office, technology & overhead 8% $181K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.4% $10K
  • Other or unclassified 3% $66K

  Largest payees

  1. SCOTT HOWELL & COMPANY $602K
  2. 605 STRATEGIES $245K
  3. LAWRENCE & SCHILLER, INC. $224K
  4. THE RIZZO DUKES GROUP $202K
  5. THE ULLR GROUP $108K

  Paid to individuals: $278K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 15, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (432 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Brian BengsFEC filing: Brian Bengs · S6SD01117 ↗

  Raised

  $1.9M

  Spent

  $1.8M

  Cash on hand

  $70K

  • Individuals 97% $1.8M
  • PACs & other committees 2% $43K
  • Other receipts 0.3% $6,314

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. NO SURRENDER FUNDHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K
  2. VOTEVETSHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $5,000
  3. BACK THE BOLDPAC with no sponsoring organization $5,000

  Where the money went $1.5M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.5M of the $1.8M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 40% $601K
  • Consultants & strategy 6% $88K
  • Staff & payroll 8% $116K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 20% $296K
  • Polling, research & data 6% $91K
  • Travel, meals & events 1% $19K
  • Office, technology & overhead 16% $238K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $57K

  Largest payees

  1. POLARIS CAMPAIGNS, INC. $426K
  2. NUMERO, INC. $229K
  3. GUSTO $118K
  4. MESSAGE DIGITAL LLC $85K
  5. BLUE ACTION INC. $71K

  Paid to individuals: $38K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated May 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (914 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Julian C BeaudionFEC filing: Julian C Beaudion · S6SD01125 ↗

  Raised

  $248K

  Spent

  $247K

  Cash on hand

  $696

  Debts

  $7,801

  • Individuals 94% $233K
  • PACs & other committees 1% $3,000
  • Party committees 3% $6,398
  • Candidate's own money & loans 1% $3,655
  • Other receipts 0.7% $1,646

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERALDemocratic party committee $3,000
  2. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUBUnion PAC $2,000
  3. LEE PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $1,000

  Where the money went $212K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $212K of the $247K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 14% $29K
  • Consultants & strategy 41% $88K
  • Staff & payroll 16% $33K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 5% $11K
  • Polling, research & data 0.1% $250
  • Travel, meals & events 7% $15K
  • Office, technology & overhead 9% $18K
  • Legal & compliance 3% $5,336
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.6% $1,305
  • Other or unclassified 6% $12K

  Largest payees

  1. KAMPEYN LLC $26K
  2. THE HUB SOUTH DAKOTA $7,000
  3. CAMPAIGN IN A BOX $5,865
  4. MARY CREATIVE LLC $4,912
  5. ACTBLUE $4,623

  Paid to individuals: $116K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 15, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (430 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Justin S McNealFEC filing: Justin S McNeal · S6SD01133 ↗

  Raised

  $11K

  Spent

  $11K

  Cash on hand

  $1

  Debts

  $66K

  • Individuals 99% $11K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 1% $131

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $11K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 34% $3,582
  • Consultants & strategy 28% $3,000
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $213
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $304
  • Other or unclassified 34% $3,607

  Largest payees

  1. SAGEPATH STRATEGIC GROUP LLC $3,000
  2. META PLATFORMS, INC. $582
  3. ABERDEEN FLYING SERVICE $304
  4. WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC $213

  Paid to individuals: $6,607, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 17, 2026 to Jun 23, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (22 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.