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Election 1954 Results

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1954 South Dakota governor election

Joe Foss (Republican) beat Ed C. Martin (Democrat) in South Dakota in 1954, 56.7% to 43.3%, a margin of 13.3 points and 31,501 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1952, when Sigurd Anderson won.

Republicans led in 54 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 13. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 25,023 votes and went to the Republican by 26.8 points. The closest was Buffalo, where 5 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Joe Foss won Republican 133,878 56.7%
Ed C. Martin Democratic 102,377 43.3%
Total236,255

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 9,159 36.6% 15,864 63.4% 25,023 R+26.8
Brown 5,794 47.7% 6,341 52.3% 12,135 R+4.5
Pennington 4,649 40.1% 6,947 59.9% 11,596 R+19.8
Beadle 4,052 48.4% 4,315 51.6% 8,367 R+3.1
Codington 3,017 45.6% 3,604 54.4% 6,621 R+8.9
Davison 3,401 53.3% 2,981 46.7% 6,382 D+6.6
Brookings 2,511 41.4% 3,560 58.6% 6,071 R+17.3
Lawrence 1,589 28.8% 3,924 71.2% 5,513 R+42.4
Yankton 1,980 37.9% 3,238 62.1% 5,218 R+24.1
Day 2,717 53.1% 2,403 46.9% 5,120 D+6.1
Roberts 2,574 50.9% 2,483 49.1% 5,057 D+1.8
Spink 2,455 50.8% 2,374 49.2% 4,829 D+1.7
Charles Mix 2,765 58.1% 1,991 41.9% 4,756 D+16.3
Lake 1,863 39.5% 2,849 60.5% 4,712 R+20.9
Lincoln 1,416 34.1% 2,734 65.9% 4,150 R+31.8
Meade 1,752 43.4% 2,283 56.6% 4,035 R+13.2
Bon Homme 1,840 45.8% 2,179 54.2% 4,019 R+8.4
Turner 1,343 33.7% 2,641 66.3% 3,984 R+32.6
Grant 1,630 42.1% 2,243 57.9% 3,873 R+15.8
Union 1,546 41.0% 2,221 59.0% 3,767 R+17.9
Hutchinson 1,148 30.7% 2,589 69.3% 3,737 R+38.6
Kingsbury 1,383 39.1% 2,153 60.9% 3,536 R+21.8
Tripp 1,675 48.2% 1,802 51.8% 3,477 R+3.7
Hughes 1,384 39.9% 2,084 60.1% 3,468 R+20.2
McCook 1,546 45.7% 1,837 54.3% 3,383 R+8.6
Clark 1,438 43.9% 1,838 56.1% 3,276 R+12.2
Gregory 1,584 48.4% 1,690 51.6% 3,274 R+3.2
Clay 1,377 42.9% 1,831 57.1% 3,208 R+14.2
Hand 1,521 48.9% 1,590 51.1% 3,111 R+2.2
Fall River 1,164 38.0% 1,902 62.0% 3,066 R+24.1
Walworth 1,234 41.1% 1,769 58.9% 3,003 R+17.8
Hamlin 1,214 41.1% 1,737 58.9% 2,951 R+17.7
Edmunds 1,385 46.9% 1,565 53.1% 2,950 R+6.1
Marshall 1,446 49.1% 1,499 50.9% 2,945 R+1.8
Brule 1,846 66.5% 929 33.5% 2,775 D+33.0
Moody 1,256 45.6% 1,500 54.4% 2,756 R+8.9
Butte 776 29.0% 1,899 71.0% 2,675 R+42.0
Perkins 1,061 40.2% 1,579 59.8% 2,640 R+19.6
Miner 1,313 51.4% 1,239 48.6% 2,552 D+2.9
Deuel 964 41.1% 1,384 58.9% 2,348 R+17.9
Sanborn 1,162 49.7% 1,177 50.3% 2,339 R+0.6
Corson 911 41.8% 1,269 58.2% 2,180 R+16.4
Aurora 1,260 57.8% 919 42.2% 2,179 D+15.6
Custer 837 39.5% 1,284 60.5% 2,121 R+21.1
Potter 804 39.5% 1,232 60.5% 2,036 R+21.0
McPherson 431 21.4% 1,584 78.6% 2,015 R+57.2
Faulk 900 45.7% 1,071 54.3% 1,971 R+8.7
Hanson 1,025 53.2% 901 46.8% 1,926 D+6.4
Douglas 599 32.4% 1,250 67.6% 1,849 R+35.2
Jerauld 886 48.4% 946 51.6% 1,832 R+3.3
Dewey 832 46.2% 967 53.8% 1,799 R+7.5
Lyman 824 47.0% 928 53.0% 1,752 R+5.9
Haakon 697 46.9% 790 53.1% 1,487 R+6.3
Shannon 663 47.6% 731 52.4% 1,394 R+4.9
Todd 647 47.6% 711 52.4% 1,358 R+4.7
Bennett 590 46.1% 690 53.9% 1,280 R+7.8
Hyde 596 46.9% 675 53.1% 1,271 R+6.2
Campbell 253 20.7% 970 79.3% 1,223 R+58.6
Mellette 510 44.9% 627 55.1% 1,137 R+10.3
Sully 473 43.4% 618 56.6% 1,091 R+13.3
Ziebach 480 47.6% 529 52.4% 1,009 R+4.9
Harding 320 34.0% 621 66.0% 941 R+32.0
Jones 486 52.1% 446 47.9% 932 D+4.3
Stanley 438 50.4% 431 49.6% 869 D+0.8
Jackson 441 55.4% 355 44.6% 796 D+10.8
Buffalo 328 50.4% 323 49.6% 651 D+0.8
Washabaugh (Ext) 216 47.2% 242 52.8% 458 R+5.7

Counties as they stood in 1954; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Dakota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Kristi Noem (R) R+26.8
2018 Kristi Noem (R) R+3.4
2014 Dennis Daugaard (R) R+45.0
2010 Dennis Daugaard (R) R+23.0
2006 Mike Rounds (R) R+25.6
2002 Mike Rounds (R) R+14.8
1998 William J. Janklow (R) R+31.2
1994 William J. Janklow (R) R+14.8
1990 George S. Mickelson (R) R+17.8
1986 George S. Mickelson (R) R+3.6
1982 William J. Janklow (R) R+41.7
1978 William J. Janklow (R) R+13.3
1974 Richard F. Kneip (D) D+7.2
1972 Richard F. Kneip (D) D+20.1
1970 Richard F. Kneip (D) D+9.7
1968 Frank Farrar (R) R+15.3
1966 Nils Boe (R) R+15.4
1964 Nils A. Boe (R) R+3.3
1962 Archie M. Gubbrud (R) R+12.2
1960 Archie M. Gubbrud (R) R+1.5
1958 Ralph Herseth (D) D+2.8
1956 Joe Foss (R) R+8.8
1954 Joe Foss (R) R+13.3
1952 Sigurd Anderson (R) R+40.3
1950 Sigurd Anderson (R) R+21.8
1948 George T. Mickelson (R) R+22.2
1946 George T. Mickelson (R) R+34.3
1944 Merrell Q. Sharpe (R) R+31.0
1942 Merrell Q. Sharpe (R) R+23.0
1940 Harlan J. Bushfield (R) R+10.3
1938 Harlan J. Bushfield (R) R+7.9
1936 Leslie Jensen (R) R+3.2
1934 Tom Berry (D) D+17.9
1932 Tom Berry (D) D+13.2
1930 Warren E. Green (R) R+6.7
1928 William J. Bulow (D) D+5.5
1926 William J. Bulow (D) D+7.1
1924 Carl Gunderson (R) R+31.0
1922 William H. McMaster (R) R+16.3
1920 William H. McMaster (R) R+39.0
1918 Peter Norbeck (R) R+34.6
1916 Peter Norbeck (R) R+17.3
1914 Frank M. Byrne (R) R+14.9
1912 Frank M. Byrne (R) R+2.8
1910 Robert S. Vessey (R) R+22.5
1908 Robert S. Vessey (R) R+15.9
1906 Coe I. Crawford (R) R+38.6
1904 Samuel H. Elrod (R) R+43.6
1902 Charles N. Herreid (R) R+36.0
1900 Charles N. Herreid (R) R+14.4
1898 Andrew E. Lee (other)
1896 Andrew E. Lee (other)
1894 Charles H. Sheldon (R) R+41.2
1892 Charles H. Sheldon (R) R+26.9
1890 Arthur C. Mellette (R) R+20.6
1889 Arthur C. Mellette (R) R+38.7