Mike Rounds
U.S. Senator, South Dakota U.S. Senate · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · South Dakota U.S. Senate · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: SD Secretary of State, 2026 General Election Candidate List — United States Senator — 'Mike Rounds', REP, ballot order 1 · read Sep 24, 2026
Results
Certified results for South Dakota U.S. Senate
United States Senator
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R. ThuneRepublican | Republican | 242,316 | 69.6% |
| Brian L. BengsDemocrat | Democrat | 91,007 | 26.1% |
| Tamara J LesnarLibertarian | Libertarian | 14,697 | 4.2% |
Official — South Dakota Secretary of State, Official Election Returns (State Canvass) · South Dakota Secretary of State — 2022 Official Election Returns and…
United States Senator
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike RoundsRepublican | Republican | 276,232 | 65.7% |
| Dan AhlersDemocrat | Democrat | 143,987 | 34.3% |
Official — South Dakota Secretary of State, Official Election Returns (State Canvass) · South Dakota Secretary of State — 2020 Official Election Returns and…
Key Votes
The record
Confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General — voted YesClose vote
On the Nomination · tally 50–49 · Nomination Confirmed (50-49) · by party D: 0–45; I: 0–2; R: 50–2 · Roll call 230, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Aug 8, 2026 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.R. 6500: Continuing appropriations for FY2027 — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 90–6 · Bill Passed (90-6, 3/5 majority required) · by party D: 42–3; I: 1–1; R: 47–2 · Roll call 228, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Aug 8, 2026 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.R. 5334: Russia sanctions bill (Senate passage) — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 86–11 · Bill Passed (86-11, 3/5 majority required) · by party D: 36–9; I: 1–1; R: 49–1 · Roll call 224, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Aug 7, 2026 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.Con.Res. 86: War Powers Resolution — Iran — voted NoClose vote
On the Concurrent Resolution · tally 50–48 · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (50-48) · by party D: 44–1; I: 2–0; R: 4–47 · Roll call 184, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Jun 23, 2026 · Official · United States Senate · sourceS. 2: 2026 budget reconciliation bill (Senate passage) — voted YesClose vote
On Passage of the Bill · tally 52–47 · Bill Passed (52-47) · by party D: 0–44; I: 0–2; R: 52–1 · Roll call 163, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Jun 5, 2026 · Official · United States Senate · sourceConfirmation of Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve — voted YesClose vote
On the Nomination · tally 54–45 · Nomination Confirmed (54-45) · by party D: 1–43; I: 0–2; R: 53–0 · Roll call 120, 119th Congress, 2nd session
May 13, 2026 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.R. 6644: Housing supply bill (Senate passage) — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 89–10 · Bill Passed (89-10) · by party D: 44–1; I: 2–0; R: 43–9 · Roll call 53, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Mar 12, 2026 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Senate passage) — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 71–29 · Bill Passed (71-29, 3/5 majority required) · by party D: 22–23; I: 1–1; R: 48–5 · Roll call 20, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Jan 30, 2026 · Official · United States Senate · source
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H.R. 5371: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (ends shutdown) — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 60–40 · Bill Passed (60-40) · by party D: 7–38; I: 1–1; R: 52–1 · Roll call 618, 119th Congress, 1st session
Nov 10, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceS. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for FY2026 (Senate passage) — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 77–20 · Bill Passed (77-20, 3/5 majority required) · by party D: 26–18; I: 1–1; R: 50–1 · Roll call 570, 119th Congress, 1st session
Oct 9, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025 — voted YesClose vote
On Passage of the Bill · tally 51–48 · Bill Passed (51-48) · by party D: 0–44; I: 0–2; R: 51–2 · Roll call 411, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jul 17, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Senate passage) — voted YesClose vote
On Passage of the Bill · tally 50–50 · Bill Passed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) · tie broken by Vice President of the United States Yea · by party D: 0–45; I: 0–2; R: 50–3 · Roll call 372, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jul 1, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceS. 1582: GENIUS Act (payment stablecoins) — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 68–30 · Bill Passed (68-30) · by party D: 18–26; I: 0–2; R: 50–2 · Roll call 318, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jun 17, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.J.Res. 88: Disapproval of EPA waiver for California vehicle emission standards — voted YesClose vote
On the Joint Resolution · tally 51–44 · Joint Resolution Passed (51-44) · by party D: 1–42; I: 0–2; R: 50–0 · Roll call 277, 119th Congress, 1st session
May 22, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceS.J.Res. 49: Terminating the national emergency used to impose global tariffs — voted NoClose vote
On the Joint Resolution · tally 49–49 · Joint Resolution Defeated (49-49) · by party D: 44–0; I: 2–0; R: 3–49 · Roll call 225, 119th Congress, 1st session
Apr 30, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.Con.Res. 14: FY2025 budget resolution — voted YesClose vote
On the Concurrent Resolution · tally 51–48 · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-48) · by party D: 0–44; I: 0–2; R: 51–2 · Roll call 191, 119th Congress, 1st session
Apr 5, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceS. 331: HALT Fentanyl Act (Senate passage) — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 84–16 · Bill Passed (84-16) · by party D: 30–15; I: 1–1; R: 53–0 · Roll call 127, 119th Congress, 1st session
Mar 14, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceH.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted YesClose vote
On Passage of the Bill · tally 54–46 · Bill Passed (54-46) · by party D: 1–44; I: 1–1; R: 52–1 · Roll call 133, 119th Congress, 1st session
Mar 14, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceConfirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services — voted YesClose vote
On the Nomination · tally 52–48 · Nomination Confirmed (52-48) · by party D: 0–45; I: 0–2; R: 52–1 · Roll call 52, 119th Congress, 1st session
Feb 13, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceConfirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence — voted YesClose vote
On the Nomination · tally 52–48 · Nomination Confirmed (52-48) · by party D: 0–45; I: 0–2; R: 52–1 · Roll call 50, 119th Congress, 1st session
Feb 12, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceConfirmation of Pam Bondi as Attorney General — voted YesClose vote
On the Nomination · tally 54–46 · Nomination Confirmed (54-46) · by party D: 1–44; I: 0–2; R: 53–0 · Roll call 33, 119th Congress, 1st session
Feb 4, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceConfirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense — voted YesClose vote
On the Nomination · tally 50–50 · Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) · tie broken by Vice President of the United States Yea · by party D: 0–45; I: 0–2; R: 50–3 · Roll call 15, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jan 24, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceConfirmation of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State — voted Yes
On the Nomination · tally 99–0 · Nomination Confirmed (99-0) · by party D: 45–0; I: 2–0; R: 52–0 · Roll call 8, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jan 20, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceS. 5: Laken Riley Act (Senate passage) — voted Yes
On Passage of the Bill · tally 64–35 · Bill Passed (64-35) · by party D: 12–33; I: 0–2; R: 52–0 · Roll call 7, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jan 20, 2025 · Official · United States Senate · sourceRoll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)
Score 0.3540 over 884 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.
OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $4,586,805cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $2,736,664cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $4,827,192cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $0cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Scott Howell & Company$601,516.49
- 605 Strategies$245,322.00
- Lawrence & Schiller Inc$223,878.10
- The Rizzo Dukes Group$202,276.13
- The Ullr Group$107,656.65
Campaign finance — Rounds For Senate: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance — Rounds For Senate: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $4,586,805.20 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $4,827,191.63 · cash on hand $2,736,663.91 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,800,727.20 (39%); PACs and other political committees $2,172,450.01 (47%); Party committees $62,000.00 (1%); Transfers from authorized committees $312,539.53 (7%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $239,088.46 (5%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media and advertising $942,656.59; general consulting $342,929.23; fundraising $316,037.35; staff, contractors and reimbursements $260,678.15; digital $91,559.12; polling $59,000.00.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionStock trades — periodic transaction reports 2024–2026
Mike Rounds (SD) filed 1 Periodic Transaction Report(s) in the Senate eFD system covering the period 2024-01-01 to 2026-09-24; 1 transactions parsed.
May 6, 2026 · Official · U.S. Senate Office of Public Records
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Mike
Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign on Google $5,900–$7,200 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Nov 9, 2025 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads — Rounds for Senate (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (Rounds for Senate). 5 ads since Nov 2024; $5,900–$7,200 (Google creative spend ranges).
Nov 9, 2025 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Independent Expenditures
FEC independent expenditures on file: $229,747 supporting, $0 opposing, across 1 reports.
AMERICAN MISSIONSupporting · $229,747
1 report, newest Sep 28, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“Anyone who has spent time around cattle understands one simple truth: no grass means no cattle. With ranchers facing drought, high input costs and a shortage of grazing land, America's beef cow herd is at its smallest size in over 70 years. The RANCH Act would create a voluntary Ranchland Program that helps producers restore eligible marginal cropland into grasslands for grazing. Producers can use their land in a way that makes the most sense for each individual operation, giving those who know their land best the tools needed to succeed.”
“Quantum technologies are critical to the future of warfighting at home and abroad. By codifying pieces of the Trump administration's executive order, we're kickstarting research and development of quantum technologies that can strengthen our defense systems. I'm pleased to be leading this legislation and look forward to working with my colleagues to get it signed into law.”
“I am grateful for the opportunity to serve on the United States Air Force Academy's Board of Visitors. One of the most rewarding parts of my work in the Senate is nominating young South Dakotans to attend our military service academies. The students selected to attend the Air Force Academy are some of our nation's best and brightest, and we must continue to provide them with a quality educational experience that prepares them to defend our country. I look forward to working with my Congressional colleagues, the Department of the Air Force and the cadets to make certain the U.S. Air Force Academy is fully resourced and positioned to prepare future generations to serve our country.”
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
- Official Websiterounds.senate.govOfficial
- Xx.com/SenatorRoundsSelf-published
- Facebookfacebook.com/SenatorMikeRoundsSelf-published
- Instagraminstagram.com/senatorroundsSelf-published
- YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-pvzimyBdpdkcIfsicrfrQSelf-published
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://roundsforsenate.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · sourcePublic social accounts
X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for South Dakota U.S. Senate
- Brian BengsIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Senator — REP
Listed as “Mike Rounds”, REP. Other candidates in the race: Brian L Bengs (IND).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State election authority (certified candidate list) · sourceU.S. Senator · SD-SEN
Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
OSINT
Not on file for Mike yet: In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_2gm06ftff.
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