Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

William Tremeyne Beauford III

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. Senate · South Dakota
Filing address
Sioux Falls, SD (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BEAUFORD, WILLIAM TREMEYNE MR III
Next election
General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of South Dakota with the whole state highlighted

South Dakota

RepublicanU.S. Senate · South DakotaChallengerRegistered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000

FEC candidate ID S6SD01109 · No principal campaign committee on file

No financial reports filed yet. This candidate has registered with the FEC but has not filed a report with money totals for the 2025–2026 cycle.

The FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

The race

South Dakota U.S. Senate, 2026 · 5 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Mike Rounds (R)$3,810,748.34$1,295,542.922026-10-14
Brian Bengs (I)$1,678,331.53$145,703.122026-09-30
Julian C Beaudion (D)$247,595.86$695.752026-09-30
Justin S McNeal (R)$10,993.13$1.342026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Quantus Insights (R)October 17–19, 2026633 (LV)± 4.1%Mike Rounds 57% · Brian Bengs 37%
Public Opinon Strategies (R)October 12–16, 2026500 (LV)±4.4%Mike Rounds 54% · Brian Bengs 37%
Concord Public Opinion Partners (D)October 6–8, 2026400 (LV)±4.9%Mike Rounds 42% · Brian Bengs 43%
Zenith ResearchSeptember 24–27, 2026500 (LV)±4.4%Mike Rounds 53% · Brian Bengs 47%
Public Policy Polling (D)September 8–9, 2026629 (RV)±3.6%Mike Rounds 45% · Brian Bengs 42%
Lake Research Partners (D)August 26–30, 2026500 (LV)±4.4%Mike Rounds 44% · Brian Bengs 51%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election in South Dakota (retrieved October 22, 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.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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