Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Brian L Bengs
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · South Dakota
- Filing address
- Aberdeen, SD (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BENGS, BRIAN L
- Next election
- Primary December 23, 2020 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
South Dakota
FEC candidate ID S2SD00126 · Principal campaign committee: BRIAN BENGS FOR SENATE
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$449,261.7790%
- PACs and other committees$12,600.003%
- Party committees$12,455.003%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$23,600.005%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$51.270%
Self-funding: $23,600.00 (5% of money raised): $3,600.00 given and $20,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
5 committees reported giving $10,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MIDWEST VALUES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TIM JOHNSON FOR SOUTH DAKOTA INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- TAKEITBACK.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONPAC$500.00
The race
South Dakota U.S. Senate, 2022 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L Bengs (D) | $497,968.04 | $5,701.40 | 2022-12-31 |
| John R. Thune (R) | $7,547,602.66 | $16,942,232.64 | 2022-12-31 |
| Bruce Whalen Sr. (R) | $75,564.34 | $0.00 | 2022-11-23 |
| Mark S. Mowry (R) | $35,474.00 | $25.09 | 2022-06-15 |
| Patrick William Schubert Sr. (R) | $1,288.95 | $1,532.66 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State University | September 28 – October 10, 2022 | 565 (RV) | ± 4.0% | John Thune 53% · Brian Bengs 28% |
| Lake Research Partners (D) | September 6–11, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | John Thune 46% · Brian Bengs 33% · Tamara Lesnar 8% |
| Moore Information Group (R) | March 14–19, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | John Thune 59% · Brian Bengs 24% · Tamara Lesnar 6% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: BRIAN BENGS 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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