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South Dakota governor election history

Every South Dakota governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Republican 7
D+50R+50D+25R+251998: R+31.219982002: R+14.820022006: R+25.620062010: R+23.020102014: R+45.020142018: R+3.420182022: R+26.82022
South Dakota governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Kristi Noem Republican Jamie Smith 26.8 350,166
2018 Kristi Noem Republican Billie H. Sutton 3.4 339,214
2014 Dennis M. Daugaard Republican Susan M. Wismer 45.0 277,403
2010 Dennis M. Daugaard Republican Scott N. Heidepriem 23.0 317,083
2006 M. Michael Rounds Republican Jack Billion 25.6 335,508
2002 M. Michael Rounds Republican Jim Abbott 14.8 334,559
1998 William J. Janklow Republican Bernie Hunhoff 31.2 260,187

South Dakota Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent South Dakota governor election?

Kristi Noem won in 2022 by 26.8 points.

When did a Republican last win a South Dakota governor race?

In 2022, when Kristi Noem won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.