U.S. Senate · South Dakota

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Mike Rounds

Senator · SD · Republican

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Enforcement & security

6 votesanalysis

says−85

does+29

gap +114

Military budget

analysis

says+80

does—

Firearms

analysis

says−90

does—

Corporate concentration

analysis

says+60

does—

Veterans' care delivery

analysis

says+70

does—

Drugs & enforcement

6 votesanalysis

says—

does+17

Overall tax level

analysis

says−80

does—

Land use & zoning

5 votesanalysis

says−50

does−68

gap +18

Spending vs. restraint

6 votesanalysis

says−90

does−21

gap +69

Role of government

6 votesanalysis

says−75

does−18

gap +57

Renters & rent

5 votesanalysis

says—

does+30

Pollution & development

1 voteanalysis

says—

does−60

Levels of legal immigration

analysis

says−60

does—

College cost & debt

analysis

says−80

does—

Substance use & mental health

3 votesanalysis

says—

does+52

Refugee & asylum policy

6 votesanalysis

says—

does+20

Abortion policy

analysis

says−90

does—

Federal vs. state/local

6 votesanalysis

says−70

does−17

gap +53

Status for undocumented

6 votesanalysis

says−70

does+24

gap +94

Regulation (cross-sector)

3 votesanalysis

says−80

does−37

gap +43

Retirement programs

analysis

says−60

does—

Energy sources

analysis

says−80

does—

Native American affairs

analysis

says+80

does—

Security vs. privacy

6 votesanalysis

says—

does+16

Curriculum & control

analysis

says−80

does—

Banking/financial rules

analysis

says−50

does—

Receipts — recent key votes

Money — FEC

$3.2Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Julian C Beaudion

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$228.3Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Brian Bengs

Independent · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$782Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 26 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions

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