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Brian Bengs for South Dakota US Inactive

Brian Bengs for South Dakota

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Get Brian Bengs on the Ballot | Sioux Falls

We’re gathering signatures to officially qualify Brian Bengs as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota — and your signature makes it possible. We’ll make it easy: Drive up, sign, and head out. Brian and his team will be outside before the town hall to make it quick and simple. Want to stay? Brian will share a few brief remarks about why he’s running and what independent leadership means for South Dakota. 🗓 Date: March 7 ⏰ Drive-Thru: 4:30pm ⏰ Town Hall: 6pm 📍 Location: Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel Brian Bengs is a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force who served our country across the globe. After retiring as a lieutenant colonel, he and his family chose South Dakota as home. He has taught law and policy at the U.S. Air Force Academy, the NATO School in Germany, and Northern State University in Aberdeen. Most recently, he served the people of South Dakota as a National Park Ranger in the Black Hills. Brian is stepping forward as a lifelong independent to bring integrity, accountability, and common-sense leadership back to South Dakota. Learn more about Brian and his platform: 👉 https://bengsforsouthdakota.com/

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We’re collecting signatures to put Brian Bengs on the ballot for U.S. Senate in South Dakota. Stop by, sign, and go — quick and easy. Or stay to hear a few brief remarks from Brian before signing.

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Performance proxies

Overall score34.1/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 55.8 · 0.6 · 62.5
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions10,000 – 14,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 19.96
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live3 (2026-03-04 → 2026-03-07)
Created2026-03-04
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateSD — Brian Bengs
Surfaced by“senate:Brian Bengs”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingpositive candidate
Message typegotv mobilization
Emotional appealurgency
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsus flag, military
Call to actionsign petition
Standout elementCandidate in wide-brim hat giving thumbs-up against purple gradient with bold white rally typography
TacticUrgency-driven petition mobilization tactic leveraging a specific event date and frictionless 'quick and easy' ask to lower barriers to participation while reinforcing the candidate's outsider independent identity.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

South Dakota99.6%
Minnesota0.2%
Iowa0.2%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.2%
45-54 · male 5.2%
65+ · male 15.3%
65+ · female 28.7%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 8.0%
55-64 · female 13.8%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 9.0%
18-24 · male 0.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 4.6%
35-44 · female 8.3%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 1.9%
25-34 · female 3.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.4%

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