South Dakota · U.S. Senate · 2026
Mike Rounds
Republican Incumbent Official filing data
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Filing facts
- Name as filed
- ROUNDS, MIKE
- Office sought
- U.S. Senate, South Dakota
- Election year
- 2026
- Party (as filed)
- Republican
- Seat status
- Incumbent
- FEC status
- Statutory candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
- Website
- Official website: www.rounds.senate.gov
- FEC candidate ID
- S4SD00049
- Principal committee
- C00532465
Campaign finance summary
As reported to the FEC, through 10/14/2026. Figures are cycle-to-date totals for the principal campaign committee.
| Total receipts | $3,810,748 |
|---|---|
| Contributions from individuals | $1,585,548 |
| Total disbursements | $4,385,234 |
| Cash on hand | $1,295,543 |
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“states…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Education | States support for local control of education and opposition to “one size fits all” federal directives. | Campaign website — roundsforsenate.com/issues Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Energy | States support for an “all-of-the-above” approach to energy production and maximizing use of U.S. natural resources. | Campaign website — roundsforsenate.com/issues Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Border security | States that border security is essential to national security and support for stopping drug and human trafficking across the southern border. | Campaign website — roundsforsenate.com/issues Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Social Security and Medicare | States support for reforms to keep Social Security and Medicare solvent without cutting benefits. | Campaign website — roundsforsenate.com/issues Accessed October 22, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Legislative record
This candidate is a current member of Congress, linked by official Bioguide ID R000605 (matched through the candidate’s FEC ID). Bills they sponsored and cosponsored are listed on their Congress.gov member page and in the Biographical Directory.
Sources
- Federal Election Commission — candidate master file (cn26)
- FEC candidate page
- Campaign website — roundsforsenate.com/issues — retrieved October 22, 2026
- Photo: Official congressional portrait (public domain), via unitedstates.github.io
- Website: congress-legislators (current term)
- Congress.gov member page (Bioguide ID R000605)