What's on the Ballot in Rapid City: November 3, 2026 Election

Education: He supports local control of education and opposes a one-size-fits-all federal directive for schools.

Data centers: He supports giving local communities a clear, workable opportunity to say no to AI data-center development.

Public safety: He says he will support police, sheriffs, and prosecutors in Congress, and that public safety comes first.

Agriculture: She says she will work to protect South Dakota agriculture and support free and open markets that reward farmers and ranchers.

Rural investment: Ahlers’s campaign says it would invest in rural roads, bridges and broadband, support family farms, and improve access to rural health care.

Spending and efficiency: She says that, as state auditor, she will identify savings, improve government efficiency, and create opportunities for tax relief.

Office operations: She says her experience in the Treasurer’s Office has given her hands-on knowledge of its daily operations and of protecting taxpayer funds. She says she is prepared to build on the office’s work and seek opportunities to improve it.

Financial oversight: She says she is running to protect state assets through integrity, accountability, and responsible financial oversight.

Education funding: He says he will seek maximum investment returns for K–12 and higher education.

Education funding: She says responsible management of trust lands, fair-market returns, and protection of long-term land productivity can strengthen public education funding and reduce pressure on taxpayers, including property taxpayers.

Energy affordability: He says his plan is to keep energy affordable, protect landowners, and strengthen the grid.

Utility rates: Kloucek says he would scrutinize utility rate proposals and oppose unjustified increases, emphasizing affordable and predictable rates for households and businesses.

Taxes and housing: She says the legislature can help residents through lower taxes and reduced red tape that increases consumer costs, and says the state can help first-time homebuyers and prioritize affordable housing.

Constitutional rights: He says he supports protecting and defending the U.S. and South Dakota constitutions, safeguarding the right to bear arms, and supporting quality-of-life issues in western South Dakota.

Government and liberty: She says she supports fiscal restraint, individual liberties, and limited government.

Housing and health care: He says he will focus on housing that working families can afford and healthcare that does not bankrupt local residents.

Property taxes: He supports property-tax relief without raising the statewide sales tax to fund it, capping general-fund growth at population growth plus inflation, and a renter’s rebate.

Campaign priorities: Her campaign identifies education, affordability, and protecting the Black Hills as priorities.