Brookings County, South Dakota ballot, Nov 3, 2026

Office	Candidates
County Commissioner At Large Number of seats: see your ballot	Martin "Marty" Stanwick (Ind.), Larry Jensen (Ind.), Michael Lambertus (R), Alan Brutty (R), Kelly VanderWal (R)
County Finance Officer	Lacey Klingbile (Ind.) vs. Jenna Baker (R)
Sheriff	Manuel "Manny" Langstraat (Ind.) David Biteler (R) David Biteler (Republican Party) is running for election to the Brookings County Sheriff in South Dakota. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign Facebook Personal LinkedIn Positions, with sources (3) Background & approach: “I’m Dave Biteler, a lifelong resident of Brookings County.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source)) Campaign priorities: “Build Strong Partnerships: Public safety works best when we work together, not parallel to each other.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source)) Policy focus: “Public safety is the area of public policy I am most passionate about, but I believe effective public safety goes beyond responding to crime.” (Ballotpedia (secondary source))
Conservation District Supervisor (Brookings County Conservation District) Number of seats: see your ballot	Tom Palmer, Bradley Hanson, Josh Renkly
Brookings City Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot	Al Austreim, Lisa Hager, Shawn Hostler, Wade Wantoch, Brianna Doran

State legislative races in this county (2026 ballot): SD-7, SD-8, HD-7, HD-8 (all legislative districts).

Coroner: David Erickson (R)
Register of Deeds: Kristi Kruse (R)

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