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2026 South Dakota At-Large House Election

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About this race

This seat is open: no current officeholder is on the ballot, so it will have a new winner. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in South Dakota

Major issues facing South Dakota, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Marty Jackley Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,438,706 raised · $375,981 spent · $1,062,725 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Public safety first, secure the border, less red tape for farmers, defend the Second Amendment

Nikki Gronli Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Other routed $90K405 donors via conduit
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$261,764 raised · $150,786 spent · $110,978 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Listening to people, working together, building a brighter future; government should be better, not bigger

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Marty Jackley RNikki Gronli D
Raised$1.4M$262K
Individuals$1.2M87%$246K94%
PACs & parties$181K13%$13K5%
Self-funded$1K0%$2K1%
Other$10K1%$1K1%
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Marty Jackley 782 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.4M
Campaign spent$376K
Cash on hand$1.1M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals87%
PACs / committees13%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$15K
  • Individual$14K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Individual$8K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 782 donors. The other 732 gave $1M combined.

Plus $35K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Marty Jackley’s full FEC filings →

Nikki Gronli 349 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$262K
Campaign spent$151K
Cash on hand$111K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals94%
PACs / committees5%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$90K
Share of individual giving36.4%
Other$90K
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Labor PAC$2K
  • Individual$2K
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  • Self-funded$2K
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  • Candidate committee$1K
  • PAC$1K
  • Individual$950
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  • Individual$850
  • Individual$800

Showing the 50 biggest of 349 donors. The other 299 gave $97K combined.

Plus $88K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Nikki Gronli’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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