South Dakota’s 143 federal filers reported $7.4M in 2026

A short roster and a $7.4 million book

One hundred forty-three federal candidate committees produced $7.4 million in receipts. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to South Dakota sit in that inventory. A short roster still includes primary filers and residual committees. Filer count is not a November ballot. Sorting the South Dakota hub by receipts shows which FEC IDs hold the $5.8 million Republican line.

Other-party receipts of $571,890 are 7.8% of the book — large enough to read as a distinct slice. Democratic receipts of $984,085 are 13.3%. The FEC party field on the other-party committees is not Democratic and not Republican. LobbyVault does not relabel them.

Cite $5.8 million of $7.4 million as a party-code fact about 143 candidate committees in cycle 2026. Do not cite it as a description of 13,807 donors or of $94.0 million in individual contributions. Those are a different FEC series.

South Dakota donors: $94.0 million from 13,807 people

The individual contribution total of $94.0 million exceeds the $7.4 million candidate book. South Dakota residents give to national PACs, Super PACs, and out-of-state campaigns; those gifts remain South Dakota donor dollars. The donor series does not inherit the 78.9% Republican candidate-receipt share.

Thirteen thousand eight hundred seven donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation strings live on the underlying rows.

An amended report from a large Republican committee in South Dakota can move 78.9% without any change in voter files, polls, or the $94.0 million donor total. LobbyVault will show the new receipts on the South Dakota FEC totals page. This prose does not invent a later number.

What $7.4 million omits

Candidate receipts do not include independent expenditures by Super PACs, even when the ads name a South Dakota candidate. They do not include South Dakota Secretary of State filings for state offices. They do not include unreported activity.

PAC directories are the next table if the question is where a share of the $94.0 million went after it left a South Dakota address.

Secretary of State filings are separate

South Dakota state-office campaigns file with the Secretary of State. Those reports are not in the $7.4 million or the $94.0 million. This page is federal 2026-cycle data from FEC.gov.

South Dakota FEC totals

The South Dakota FEC totals page holds the live 2026 table. Candidate, PAC, and Super PAC directories share the same FEC.gov backbone. Numbers cited here are packet facts only.

Reading a 78.9% Republican candidate-receipt share

Republican candidate committees in South Dakota reported $5.8 million, which is 78.9% of $7.4 million. Democratic committees reported $984,085 (13.3%). Other filers reported $571,890 (7.8%). That is a lopsided candidate-receipt table. It is not a lopsided donor table, because the 13,807 donors who account for $94.0 million are not coded by party in this aggregate. It is not a forecast of any race.

143 federal candidate committees produced $7.4 million. A small set of those committees can hold most of $5.8 million. The South Dakota hub’s receipt sort shows which FEC IDs those are. This guide reports state totals only. Opening a single committee requires the candidate directory and the original FEC report.

Independent expenditures that mention a South Dakota candidate sit outside $7.4 million, including outside the $5.8 million Republican line. Super PAC ads are disclosed by the Super PAC, not by the candidate committee. Use the Super PAC tracker for that spending. Use the PAC directory for committees that often receive a share of the $94.0 million donor stream.

Start with the question. If the question is candidate fundraising in South Dakota, read $7.4 million across 143 committees and the party split $984,085 / $5.8 million / $571,890. If the question is money originating from South Dakota addresses, read $94.0 million and 13,807. If the question is independent spending, leave both series and open Super PACs.

Double-counting happens when someone adds $7.4 million to $94.0 million, or treats PAC receipts as candidate receipts, or folds state-office filings into FEC totals. Each of those moves invents a number that is not on FEC.gov.

The candidate directory is the path to a single FEC ID. The South Dakota FEC totals page is the path to the state roll-up. Cycle 2026 filings remain the underlying documents. LobbyVault indexes them; it does not replace them.

Questions

How much have South Dakota federal candidates raised in 2026?

South Dakota-associated federal candidate committees reported $7.4 million in receipts across 143 filers. Republican committees reported $5.8 million, Democratic committees $984,085, and other-party committees $571,890, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

What share of South Dakota candidate receipts is Republican?

Republican candidate committees reported $5.8 million, or 78.9% of the $7.4 million total. Democratic committees reported $984,085 (13.3%) and other filers $571,890 (7.8%). Party codes sit on candidate committees.

How much have South Dakota donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $94.0 million from 13,807 South Dakota donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $7.4 million in candidate receipts.

Are South Dakota state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. South Dakota Secretary of State filings for state offices are not part of the $7.4 million or $94.0 million.