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Mike Rounds

R Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, South Dakota

Senator since 2015

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On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · South Dakota US Senate
The race: Everyone running for South Dakota U.S. Senate · Compare Rounds with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Put America FIRST
National Security
Education
2nd Amendment
Energy Independence
Read all 8 in their words
In Congress: Senator since 2015 · votes with their party 99% of the time. See the record · Office phone 202-224-5842
Money: $3.8M raised, $4.4M spent, $1.3M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 3.1% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 10% from South Dakota · largest committee giver NRSC, $62K
Outside groups: $795.6K supporting, $1.1M opposing Rounds
Polling: 54% in the latest poll (Emerson College) · leads Brian Bengs by 20.6 points on average. The polls
Sponsored most in: Armed Forces and National Security, Agriculture and Food, Finance and Financial Sector

Their wordsWhat does Rounds say they will do?

8 priorities from roundsforsenate.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

8 priorities · 8 quoted statements

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$3.8M

$3,810,748

Spent

$4.4M

$4,385,234

Cash on hand

$1.3M

$1,295,543

FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00532465

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

$1.15 has been spent for every dollar raised across 9 reports ($4.4M of $3.8M). Cash on hand went from $2.2M on Mar 31, 2025 to $1.3M on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025	$356,754	$44,704	$2,182,079
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025	$517,658	$196,560	$2,503,178
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025	$580,336	$265,097	$2,818,417
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$396,121	$319,078	$2,895,460
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$581,484	$540,069	$2,936,875
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through May 13, 2026	$213,840	$493,439	$2,657,276
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$530,257	$450,869	$2,736,664
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$476,188	$1,464,898	$1,747,953
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$158,110	$610,520	$1,295,543

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $3,810,748 reported receipts

PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$1,634,60043%

Committees that gave

Mortgage Bankers Association PAC12 receipts, latest Jun 26, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$48,250
Investment Co. Institute PAC4 receipts, latest Feb 11, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Federal PAC3 receipts, latest Mar 31, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Pricewaterhousecoopers PAC I5 receipts, latest Sep 28, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC2 receipts, latest Dec 17, 2025 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Western Alliance Bancorporation PAC2 receipts, latest Apr 28, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Big SKY Opportunity PAC2 receipts, latest Sep 24, 2025 · PAC (qualified)

Top donor states
Name		Amount
California230 contributions · 27%		$342,256
South Dakota home130 contributions · 10%		$129,461
Texas77 contributions · 9.2%		$118,572
Virginia105 contributions · 8.2%		$105,112
New York44 contributions · 7%		$90,300
Florida160 contributions · 5%		$63,694
District of Columbia49 contributions · 4.6%		$58,944
Maryland42 contributions · 4.2%		$53,832

Top donor states

Name

Amount

California230 contributions · 27%

$342,256

South Dakota home130 contributions · 10%

$129,461

Texas77 contributions · 9.2%

$118,572

Virginia105 contributions · 8.2%

$105,112

New York44 contributions · 7%

$90,300

Florida160 contributions · 5%

$63,694

District of Columbia49 contributions · 4.6%

$58,944

Maryland42 contributions · 4.2%

$53,832

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 491 contributions · 9.8% of ranked		$114,808
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 70 contributions · 7.4% of ranked		$87,399
Google23 contributions · 4.2% of ranked		$49,400
Anthropic15 contributions · 4% of ranked		$47,600
Marquis Management INC15 contributions · 3% of ranked		$35,000
Leidos35 contributions · 1.8% of ranked		$20,712
Sanford Health8 contributions · 1.6% of ranked		$19,000
Cliffwater6 contributions · 1.3% of ranked		$15,000

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 491 contributions · 9.8% of ranked

$114,808

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 70 contributions · 7.4% of ranked

$87,399

Google23 contributions · 4.2% of ranked

$49,400

Anthropic15 contributions · 4% of ranked

$47,600

Marquis Management INC15 contributions · 3% of ranked

$35,000

Leidos35 contributions · 1.8% of ranked

$20,712

Sanford Health8 contributions · 1.6% of ranked

$19,000

Cliffwater6 contributions · 1.3% of ranked

$15,000

Name		Amount
Scott Howell & Co.23 payments · 26% of all spending		$1,133,663
605 Strategies15 payments · 6% of all spending		$262,314
Lawrence & Schiller, Inc.2 payments · 5.3% of all spending		$233,390
The Rizzo Dukes Group6 payments · 4.6% of all spending		$202,276
Dukes, Paula17 payments · 3% of all spending		$129,398
The Ullr Group19 payments · 2.6% of all spending		$116,110
Kuil, Erin14 payments · 2.3% of all spending		$102,450
Push Digital, LLC5 payments · 2.3% of all spending		$101,200

Occupation as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 490 contributions · 9.1% of ranked		$113,808
CEO47 contributions · 6.8% of ranked		$85,581
President33 contributions · 4.2% of ranked		$52,843
Consultant45 contributions · 4.1% of ranked		$52,082
Member Of Technical Staff15 contributions · 4% of ranked		$50,000
Executive27 contributions · 3.2% of ranked		$40,864
Attorney28 contributions · 2.6% of ranked		$33,020
Chairman10 contributions · 2.5% of ranked		$31,500

Mike Rounds

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Rounds say they will do?

1Priority 1: Put America FIRST 1 statement

2Priority 2: National Security 1 statement

3Priority 3: Education 1 statement

4Priority 4: 2nd Amendment 1 statement

5Priority 5: Energy Independence 1 statement

6Priority 6: Pro-Life 1 statement

7Priority 7: law and order 1 statement

8Priority 8: Social Security and Medicare 1 statement

RecordWhat is Rounds’ record in Congress?

Committees 6 committees

Sponsored legislation: issue areas146 measures

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $3,810,748 reported receipts

Committees that gave

EndorsementsWho does Rounds’ campaign say backs them?

BallotWhen is Rounds on the ballot?

PollsWhat do public polls of the SD Senate race show?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 1 page

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Where the donors live $1,284,985 placed by state

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Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Outside spending $2,941,625 across this race

What the payments were for $2,885,938 itemized

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