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Election 1974 Results

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1974 South Dakota governor election

Richard F. Kneip (Democrat) beat John E. Olson (Republican) in South Dakota in 1974, 53.6% to 46.4%, a margin of 7.2 points and 20,074 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1972, when Richard F. Kneip also won.

Democrats led in 39 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 28. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 40,848 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.9 points. The closest was Hand, where 17 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
Richard F. Kneip won Democratic 149,151 53.6%
John E. Olson Republican 129,077 46.4%
Total278,228

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 22,238 54.4% 18,610 45.6% 40,848 D+8.9
Pennington 11,267 56.8% 8,569 43.2% 19,836 D+13.6
Brown 8,512 56.0% 6,698 44.0% 15,210 D+11.9
Beadle 4,972 53.7% 4,283 46.3% 9,255 D+7.4
Brookings 5,427 60.2% 3,585 39.8% 9,012 D+20.4
Codington 5,115 60.2% 3,381 39.8% 8,496 D+20.4
Davison 4,008 53.6% 3,476 46.4% 7,484 D+7.1
Yankton 4,285 57.7% 3,142 42.3% 7,427 D+15.4
Lawrence 3,137 46.8% 3,572 53.2% 6,709 R+6.5
Hughes 2,680 42.8% 3,581 57.2% 6,261 R+14.4
Lincoln 2,712 51.4% 2,568 48.6% 5,280 D+2.7
Lake 3,260 62.3% 1,972 37.7% 5,232 D+24.6
Meade 2,292 47.1% 2,570 52.9% 4,862 R+5.7
Hutchinson 2,142 44.9% 2,629 55.1% 4,771 R+10.2
Clay 2,881 60.8% 1,855 39.2% 4,736 D+21.7
Turner 2,019 44.8% 2,484 55.2% 4,503 R+10.3
Roberts 2,774 62.5% 1,667 37.5% 4,441 D+24.9
Spink 2,572 58.4% 1,830 41.6% 4,402 D+16.9
Day 2,702 63.2% 1,572 36.8% 4,274 D+26.4
Union 2,532 59.3% 1,740 40.7% 4,272 D+18.5
Grant 2,503 59.2% 1,725 40.8% 4,228 D+18.4
Charles Mix 2,507 61.8% 1,548 38.2% 4,055 D+23.6
Bon Homme 2,098 53.3% 1,837 46.7% 3,935 D+6.6
Tripp 1,868 49.2% 1,926 50.8% 3,794 R+1.5
Kingsbury 1,976 55.5% 1,583 44.5% 3,559 D+11.0
McCook 1,972 55.8% 1,560 44.2% 3,532 D+11.7
Fall River 1,523 44.2% 1,920 55.8% 3,443 R+11.5
Walworth 1,503 44.0% 1,912 56.0% 3,415 R+12.0
Butte 1,318 40.5% 1,937 59.5% 3,255 R+19.0
Moody 1,958 61.4% 1,233 38.6% 3,191 D+22.7
Hand 1,518 49.7% 1,535 50.3% 3,053 R+0.6
Edmunds 1,602 54.5% 1,337 45.5% 2,939 D+9.0
Gregory 1,598 54.5% 1,335 45.5% 2,933 D+9.0
Marshall 1,697 60.3% 1,115 39.7% 2,812 D+20.7
Hamlin 1,544 55.4% 1,241 44.6% 2,785 D+10.9
Clark 1,407 50.7% 1,368 49.3% 2,775 D+1.4
Brule 1,598 57.7% 1,171 42.3% 2,769 D+15.4
Deuel 1,425 57.5% 1,054 42.5% 2,479 D+15.0
Perkins 1,162 47.8% 1,269 52.2% 2,431 R+4.4
Custer 1,207 51.6% 1,133 48.4% 2,340 D+3.2
McPherson 622 27.0% 1,685 73.0% 2,307 R+46.1
Miner 1,294 60.0% 864 40.0% 2,158 D+19.9
Douglas 869 41.1% 1,246 58.9% 2,115 R+17.8
Aurora 1,037 50.7% 1,008 49.3% 2,045 D+1.4
Potter 955 47.7% 1,048 52.3% 2,003 R+4.6
Sanborn 997 51.3% 946 48.7% 1,943 D+2.6
Faulk 1,045 55.2% 847 44.8% 1,892 D+10.5
Hanson 927 54.3% 779 45.7% 1,706 D+8.7
Lyman 783 47.4% 870 52.6% 1,653 R+5.3
Jerauld 789 48.2% 847 51.8% 1,636 R+3.5
Corson 719 45.5% 861 54.5% 1,580 R+9.0
Dewey 744 50.7% 723 49.3% 1,467 D+1.4
Campbell 458 31.8% 984 68.2% 1,442 R+36.5
Stanley 589 45.9% 693 54.1% 1,282 R+8.1
Haakon 549 43.2% 723 56.8% 1,272 R+13.7
Todd 756 59.6% 512 40.4% 1,268 D+19.2
Bennett 595 48.5% 632 51.5% 1,227 R+3.0
Hyde 574 48.4% 612 51.6% 1,186 R+3.2
Sully 473 41.0% 682 59.0% 1,155 R+18.1
Mellette 406 43.3% 531 56.7% 937 R+13.3
Jackson 368 43.3% 481 56.7% 849 R+13.3
Jones 409 48.8% 429 51.2% 838 R+2.4
Harding 279 34.1% 539 65.9% 818 R+31.8
Ziebach 466 58.6% 329 41.4% 795 D+17.2
Shannon 460 65.4% 243 34.6% 703 D+30.9
Buffalo 315 57.2% 236 42.8% 551 D+14.3
Washabaugh (Ext) 162 44.3% 204 55.7% 366 R+11.5

Counties as they stood in 1974; 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