Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Dan Ahlers
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · South Dakota
- Filing address
- Dell Rapids, SD (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- AHLERS, DAN
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
South Dakota
FEC candidate ID S0SD00070 · Principal campaign committee: AHLERS FOR SENATE
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$245,553.6790%
- PACs and other committees$15,769.136%
- Party committees$12,500.005%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10.000%
Self-funding: $10.00 (0% of money raised): $10.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
4 committees reported giving $10,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- TIM JOHNSON FOR SOUTH DAKOTA INCCandidate committee$4,000.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
The race
South Dakota U.S. Senate, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ahlers (D) | $273,832.80 | $20,718.71 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mike Rounds (R) | $3,663,084.50 | $1,682,521.96 | 2020-12-31 |
| Scyller Borglum (R) | $64,344.72 | $0.00 | 2020-11-27 |
| Clara M Hart (D) | $2,292.26 | −$676.38 | 2020-11-03 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielson Brothers Polling | October 24–28, 2020 | 479 (LV) | ± 4.48% | Mike Rounds 56% · Dan Ahlers 39% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate 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: AHLERS FOR SENATE.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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