Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Zach Kovach

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · South Dakota at large
Filing address
Aurora, CO (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
KOVACH, ZACH
Next election
Primary June 4, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of South Dakota with the 2024 district highlighted

South Dakota, at large

DemocraticU.S. House · South Dakota at largeChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID H4SD01039 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF ZACHARY KOVACH

Total raised$5,793.94
Total spent$5,520.98
Cash on hand−$1,302.76
Debts owed by the campaign$390.02
Loans from the candidate$3,533.94

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2023, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,260.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,533.94
  • Individual contributions$2,260.0039%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,533.9461%

Self-funding: $3,533.94 (61% of money raised): $0.00 given and $3,533.94 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

South Dakota U.S. House, at-large seat, 2024 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Zach Kovach (D)$5,793.94−$1,302.762023-12-31
Dusty Johnson (R)$4,377,059.46$5,245,125.002024-12-31
Sheryl Johnson (D)$223,982.88−$1,912.102024-12-31
Justin Shad McNeal (R)$104,938.26$40,420.312024-12-31
Justin Shad McNeal (R)$104,938.26$40,420.312024-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Emerson CollegeOctober 19–22, 2024825 (LV)± 3.3%Dusty Johnson 64% · Sheryl Johnson 28%
Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyOctober 12–16, 2024500 (RV)± 4.5%Dusty Johnson 61% · Sheryl Johnson 24%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF ZACHARY KOVACH.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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