South Dakota Senate
Rounds wins 99 of 100 simulated elections
The simulation rates South Dakota safe Republican. The middle simulated result is R+17.2, and 8 in 10 fall between R+25.0 and R+9.4.
IND WINS
REP WINS
1
99
of 100 simulations, 3 Nov
Brian Bengs (I) vs. Mike Rounds (R)
If the election were today: Rounds, 99 in 100
Beside the benchmarks
| Our simulation, Nov. 3 | Bengs 1 in 100 |
|---|---|
| Statistics only, no simulation | Bengs 1 in 100 |
| Prediction markets | Bengs 7% |
| Poll average | R+4.5 |
| Cook Political Report | Safe R |
The spread
100 of the 40,000 simulated elections
Each dot is one simulated election, placed by its margin.
Margin
Our range beside the poll average
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the dot is the middle result.
Over time
Bengs's chance in 100
The shaded band is the toss-up zone, 45 to 55.
What moved it
The news, as the voter personas reacted to it
No story moved this race today. It runs on statistics, with the biggest stories on watch.
What the news is worth.All news so far moves the Nov. 3 margin by I+0.3 (0.2 from switching, 0.1 from turnout). If news matters less, Bengs wins 1 in 100; if it matters more, 1.
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Brian Bengs is the the independent, counted apart from both parties. Incumbent renominated. How the simulation works