2026 Election Notices
June Primary Press Release: Absentee Voting delayed

Notice of Deadline for Filing Nominating Petitions for the Primary Election and for Filing Independent Candidate Petitions

Lake County Election Results


Lake County Election Precincts
Map of Election Precincts in Lake County
Map of Election Precincts in City of Madison

PRECINCT NAME POLLING PLACE
1 CHESTER & FRANKLIN TWPS & TOWN OF BRANT LAKE CHESTER FIRE HALL/COMMUNITY CENTER
2 WENTWORTH & RUTLAND TWPS & TOWN OF WENTWORTH WENTWORTH FIRE HALL
3 NUNDA & SUMMIT TWPS & TOWN OF NUNDA NUNDA FIRE HALL
4 CONCORD, BADUS, WAYNE TWPS & TOWN OF RAMONA RAMONA PARISH HALL
5 HERMAN & WINFRED TWPS DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
6 FARMINGTON, LEROY, CLARNO, & ORLAND TWPS DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
7 LAKEVIEW TWP DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
8 WARD ONE - MADISON CITY DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
9 WARD TWO - MADISON CITY DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE
10 WARD THREE - MADISON CITY DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE


Lake County Polling Places

POLLING PLACE ADDRESS
CHESTER FIRE HALL 407 2ND STREET
CHESTER, SD 57016
WENTWORTH FIRE HALL 425 S. MAIN STREET
WENTWORTH, SD 57075
NUNDA FIRE HALL 410 MAIN STREET
NUNDA, SD 57050
RAMONA PARISH HALL 131 W. MAIN ST.
RAMONA, SD 57054
DAKOTA PRAIRIE PLAYHOUSE 1205 N. WASHINGTON AVE.
MADISON, SD 57042

Upcoming Elections

South Dakota Election Dates
2026 Primary Election - June 2, 2026
Voter Registration Deadline - May 18, 2026
Absentee voting begins - April 17, 2026

2026 General Election - November 3, 2026
Voter Registration Deadline - October 19, 2026
Absentee voting begins - September 18, 2026

Announcements

Post Election Audit
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with SDCL 12-17B-21, that a Post Election Audit of the June 2, 2026 Primary Election will be conducted on June 11, 2026 starting 9 AM in the County Commission Chambers at the Lake County Courthouse, 200 E Center St, Madison, SD. Open to the public. For full announcement click here.
June - License Plate Renewal K/L
Monday, June 1, 2026

Vehicle License plate renewal for vehicle owners with the FIRST letter in their LAST NAME that begins with K or L.
Drivers Exam closed
Monday, February 23, 2026

Due to staffing, the drivers exam, located at the 4-H grounds, is closed until further notice

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