Fall River County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for South Dakota Senate and South Dakota House, and where they stand on taxes and health care.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Fall River County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the South Dakota Secretary of State elections page.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressSouth Dakota Senate District 30Amber Hulse (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Amber Hulse
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Continuing to address property taxes, saying rising assessments have left seniors, veterans, ranchers, and working families paying more; helped pass a property tax cut and wants clearer tax notices and tighter limits on increases, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting questionnaire
- Addressing rising health care and insurance costs, strengthening public safety, and supporting schools, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting questionnaire
About Amber Hulse
Amber Hulse was raised on a hunting ranch south of Hot Springs, served as Miss South Dakota, and earned a law degree from Georgetown Law, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Hulse interned at the White House and for several elected officials, clerked for the Senate Judiciary Committee and for Governor Noem, and now serves as a state senator.
Amber Hulse (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota Senate District 30; unopposed candidates still appear on South Dakota ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Amber Hulse is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 session roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
Full race pageSouth Dakota House District 30Bret Swanson (D) · Trish Ladner (R) · Tim R Goodwin (R)
Bret Swanson
Bret Swanson is a former Rapid City Area Schools board member and middle school teacher, per the Rapid City Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Trish Ladner
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reform and relieve property taxes
About Trish Ladner
Trish Ladner is a South Dakota state representative for District 30, first elected in 2020, and co-owns a marketing business that promotes small business and tourism in the southern Black Hills, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Ladner previously managed a non-profit with more than 150 employees and serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources and Commerce and Energy committees.
Tim R Goodwin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Proposes a pipeline project to bring Missouri River water to the Black Hills, supported by federal grant funding.
- Supports uranium extraction in Fall River County alongside environmental protection.
- Wants to address unrealistic property tax assessments and rising insurance rates.
About Tim R Goodwin
Tim Goodwin is a retired U.S. Army officer who served 24 years, including as a paratrooper and combat medic with the 82nd Airborne Division, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Goodwin first won the District 30 seat in 2016, served six years including four as majority whip, and returned to the Legislature in 2025 after a two year absence, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Goodwin also spent 20 years as a home improvement sales manager, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
Bret Swanson (Democratic), Trish Ladner (Republican), Tim R Goodwin (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota House District 30. Voters choose two. Trish Ladner and Tim R Goodwin are sitting members, per the Legislature's 2026 session roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the South Dakota Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list.
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South Dakota's field is the Secretary of State's general election candidate list. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary; candidates for some offices are nominated at party conventions. Each of the 35 legislative districts elects one senator and two representatives, so House races say voters choose two, except the single-member House districts 26A, 26B, 28A and 28B. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Fall River County, South Dakota on November 3, 2026?
Fall River County sample ballot 2026: see where the south dakota house and south dakota senate candidates stand on taxes and health care. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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