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Election 1960 Results

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1960 South Dakota governor election

Archie M. Gubbrud (Republican) beat Ralph Herseth (Democrat) in South Dakota in 1960, 50.7% to 49.3%, a margin of 1.5 points and 4,435 votes.

South Dakota changed party: in 1958 it went Democratic, for Ralph Herseth.

Democrats led in 37 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 30. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 37,950 votes and went to the Republican by 7.0 points. The closest was Dewey, where 3 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
Archie M. Gubbrud won Republican 154,530 50.7%
Ralph Herseth Democratic 150,095 49.3%
Total304,625

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 17,648 46.5% 20,302 53.5% 37,950 R+7.0
Pennington 8,507 46.0% 10,002 54.0% 18,509 R+8.1
Brown 9,245 58.3% 6,617 41.7% 15,862 D+16.6
Beadle 5,231 52.4% 4,743 47.6% 9,974 D+4.9
Codington 4,936 52.2% 4,524 47.8% 9,460 D+4.4
Brookings 3,932 45.9% 4,637 54.1% 8,569 R+8.2
Davison 4,561 56.7% 3,489 43.3% 8,050 D+13.3
Lawrence 2,828 37.3% 4,751 62.7% 7,579 R+25.4
Yankton 3,464 48.6% 3,657 51.4% 7,121 R+2.7
Lincoln 2,183 36.0% 3,878 64.0% 6,061 R+28.0
Roberts 3,480 58.0% 2,515 42.0% 5,995 D+16.1
Lake 2,693 47.3% 2,995 52.7% 5,688 R+5.3
Turner 2,160 38.9% 3,389 61.1% 5,549 R+22.1
Hyde 1,973 35.9% 3,525 64.1% 5,498 R+28.2
Day 3,188 58.5% 2,257 41.5% 5,445 D+17.1
Spink 2,947 55.1% 2,399 44.9% 5,346 D+10.3
Hughes 2,800 52.4% 2,545 47.6% 5,345 D+4.8
Charles Mix 3,234 62.5% 1,943 37.5% 5,177 D+24.9
Union 2,359 48.5% 2,508 51.5% 4,867 R+3.1
Grant 2,375 50.2% 2,355 49.8% 4,730 D+0.4
Bon Homme 2,404 50.9% 2,321 49.1% 4,725 D+1.8
Meade 2,154 45.8% 2,544 54.2% 4,698 R+8.3
Clay 2,380 51.5% 2,243 48.5% 4,623 D+3.0
Kingsbury 2,033 45.1% 2,473 54.9% 4,506 R+9.8
Tripp 2,173 52.1% 1,994 47.9% 4,167 D+4.3
McCook 2,062 49.9% 2,067 50.1% 4,129 R+0.1
Fall River 1,750 43.9% 2,234 56.1% 3,984 R+12.1
Moody 2,185 55.4% 1,760 44.6% 3,945 D+10.8
Walworth 1,723 44.8% 2,123 55.2% 3,846 R+10.4
Butte 1,601 41.6% 2,243 58.4% 3,844 R+16.7
Clark 1,652 44.8% 2,039 55.2% 3,691 R+10.5
Gregory 1,949 54.8% 1,605 45.2% 3,554 D+9.7
Hamlin 1,383 41.6% 1,945 58.4% 3,328 R+16.9
Marshall 1,958 59.2% 1,352 40.8% 3,310 D+18.3
Edmunds 1,768 53.5% 1,537 46.5% 3,305 D+7.0
Hand 1,757 53.5% 1,528 46.5% 3,285 D+7.0
Deuel 1,245 40.7% 1,813 59.3% 3,058 R+18.6
McPherson 839 28.3% 2,126 71.7% 2,965 R+43.4
Perkins 1,343 46.5% 1,543 53.5% 2,886 R+6.9
Brule 1,816 64.4% 1,006 35.6% 2,822 D+28.7
Miner 1,592 56.8% 1,210 43.2% 2,802 D+13.6
Aurora 1,463 57.7% 1,073 42.3% 2,536 D+15.4
Douglas 1,051 41.5% 1,482 58.5% 2,533 R+17.0
Sanborn 1,343 53.0% 1,189 47.0% 2,532 D+6.1
Custer 1,005 42.0% 1,388 58.0% 2,393 R+16.0
Corson 1,173 50.5% 1,152 49.5% 2,325 D+0.9
Potter 1,211 52.4% 1,099 47.6% 2,310 D+4.8
Faulk 1,233 54.2% 1,044 45.8% 2,277 D+8.3
Dewey 1,133 49.9% 1,136 50.1% 2,269 R+0.1
Hanson 1,251 56.3% 972 43.7% 2,223 D+12.6
Lyman 1,106 52.7% 994 47.3% 2,100 D+5.3
Jerauld 1,050 51.0% 1,008 49.0% 2,058 D+2.0
Todd 1,017 57.4% 754 42.6% 1,771 D+14.9
Shannon 1,132 66.0% 582 34.0% 1,714 D+32.1
Campbell 439 26.2% 1,234 73.8% 1,673 R+47.5
Haakon 724 46.3% 839 53.7% 1,563 R+7.4
Hutchinson 791 54.3% 666 45.7% 1,457 D+8.6
Stanley 882 61.7% 548 38.3% 1,430 D+23.4
Bennett 736 53.7% 635 46.3% 1,371 D+7.4
Sully 644 48.0% 699 52.0% 1,343 R+4.1
Mellette 594 46.4% 687 53.6% 1,281 R+7.3
Jones 549 51.0% 528 49.0% 1,077 D+1.9
Ziebach 574 54.0% 489 46.0% 1,063 D+8.0
Harding 432 40.9% 623 59.1% 1,055 R+18.1
Jackson 438 46.5% 504 53.5% 942 R+7.0
Buffalo 377 61.5% 236 38.5% 613 D+23.0
Washabaugh (Ext) 236 50.4% 232 49.6% 468 D+0.9

Counties as they stood in 1960; 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