Attorney General of South Dakota
Lance Russell
State's Attorney of Fall River and Oglala Lakota countiesR
- Race
- Attorney General of South Dakota
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Unopposed
- Research
- Minimal record
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Lance Russell is the Republican nominee for South Dakota attorney general and the only candidate on the November ballot. A former legislator who now serves as state's attorney for Fall River and Oglala Lakota counties, he won the party's nomination at its convention.[1][2][3]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Lance Russell R | challenger |
Nominated at the June 27, 2026 Republican state convention; unopposed in the general election.
Biography
Lance Russell is the Republican nominee for South Dakota attorney general and the only candidate on the November ballot. A former legislator who now serves as state's attorney for Fall River and Oglala Lakota counties, he won the party's nomination at its convention.[1][2][3]
Little public record found for this candidate.
Russell lives in Hot Springs.[2][1] According to his campaign's July 2025 announcement, as published by the Rapid City Post, he served 12 years in the Legislature, eight in the House and four in the Senate, and holds a Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota School of Law.[3]
He is the state's attorney for Fall River and Oglala Lakota counties.[2] Russell won the Republican nomination in a three-way, two-round vote at the state party convention.[2]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.2026 General Election Candidate List · South Dakota Secretary of State · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 2.State's top election official loses nomination to challenger who supports hand-counting · South Dakota Searchlight · 2026-06-27 News report
- 3.Lance Russell, Fall River and Oglala Lakota County State's Attorney, to run for Attorney General · Rapid City Post · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words