United States / 2026 South Dakota gubernatorial Republican primary
Emerson College
Voting intention · published 21 May 2026
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Election
- 2026 South Dakota gubernatorial Republican primary
- Polling institute
- Emerson College
- Published
- 21 May 2026
- Fieldwork
- 18 May 2026 – 19 May 2026
- Sample size
- 432
- Margin of error
- ±4.7 est. (Not published: estimated from sample size (95%, simple random sample))
- Methodology
- Not published
Results
Emerson College, 21 May 2026: Doeden (R) leads with 26.0%, 3.0 points ahead of Johnson (R).
- Toby Doeden (R)26.0%+8.0 percentage points
- Dusty Johnson (R)23.0%−5.0 percentage points
- Larry Rhoden (R)19.0%+2.0 percentage points
- Jon Hansen (R)16.0%+2.0 percentage points
Change in percentage points vs. the previous poll by the same institute for this election.
How to read a poll
- Sample size is how many people were asked. More people means less random error, never none.
- ±3 is the margin of error: the real figure is likely within 3 points either way of the one shown.
- Two polls can differ because they were taken on different dates, with different methods and different samples.
- est. means the institute did not publish a margin of error, so it is estimated from the sample size.
- The average smooths this out: it combines recent polls, so one unusual poll cannot swing the picture.