The District 30 race
South Dakota House District 30 will have a contested state House race in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The candidates are Tim Goodwin and Trish Ladner, both Republicans and both incumbents.
That makes this a contest between two candidates who already hold state legislative office and share the same party label. The race record does not identify a candidate from another party.
The general election is scheduled for the same date as other 2026 general-election contests in South Dakota. District 30 voters will decide between the candidates listed for this state House race when they cast their ballots.
Tim Goodwin
Tim Goodwin is running as a Republican incumbent in District 30. His incumbent status means he enters the election as a current officeholder rather than as a first-time challenger for the seat.
Goodwin does not have documented policy positions attached to his candidacy at this stage. That means the race has not yet produced a recorded set of issue positions that voters can use to compare his priorities with Ladner’s.
Campaign-finance totals are also not on file for Goodwin. There are no listed figures for money raised, money spent or cash on hand. Those figures, if filed later in the election cycle, could show the scale and timing of his campaign activity without establishing where he stands on policy questions.
Trish Ladner
Trish Ladner is running as a Republican incumbent in District 30. Like Goodwin, she is seeking election as a current officeholder rather than as a first-time challenger for the seat.
Ladner does not have documented policy positions attached to her candidacy at this stage. The race therefore does not yet have a recorded issue-by-issue comparison showing where her priorities differ from Goodwin’s.
Campaign-finance totals are also not on file for Ladner. There are no listed figures for money raised, money spent or cash on hand. Later filings, if made during the campaign, could provide a measure of her campaign’s financial activity but would not by themselves explain her positions on legislation or district concerns.
What is contested
The central contest is for representation of South Dakota House District 30. Goodwin and Ladner have the same party affiliation and the same incumbent designation, so those ballot descriptions do not create a policy distinction between them.
The candidates’ own statements, campaign appearances and policy announcements may give voters clearer points of comparison as the election approaches. Financial filings may also add information about each campaign’s fundraising and spending.
For now, the confirmed differences are limited to the candidates themselves: Tim Goodwin and Trish Ladner are separate Republican incumbents running in the same contested District 30 general election. The next major fixed point in the process is Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026.
