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Election 1982 Results

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1982 South Dakota governor election

William J. Janklow (Republican) beat Michael J. O'Connor (Democrat) in South Dakota in 1982, 70.9% to 29.1%, a margin of 41.7 points and 116,293 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1978, when William J. Janklow also won.

Republicans led in 63 of the 66 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 3. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 43,592 votes and went to the Republican by 39.6 points. The closest was Ziebach, where 70 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
William J. Janklow won Republican 197,429 70.9%
Michael J. O'Connor Democratic 81,136 29.1%
Total278,565

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 13,174 30.2% 30,418 69.8% 43,592 R+39.6
Pennington 6,137 26.8% 16,740 73.2% 22,877 R+46.3
Brown 4,513 28.4% 11,385 71.6% 15,898 R+43.2
Brookings 2,672 29.0% 6,550 71.0% 9,222 R+42.1
Beadle 2,705 31.5% 5,894 68.5% 8,599 R+37.1
Codington 2,391 28.9% 5,880 71.1% 8,271 R+42.2
Yankton 2,201 31.6% 4,768 68.4% 6,969 R+36.8
Davison 1,748 25.1% 5,220 74.9% 6,968 R+49.8
Lawrence 2,686 41.1% 3,855 58.9% 6,541 R+17.9
Hughes 1,579 25.4% 4,638 74.6% 6,217 R+49.2
Meade 1,868 30.1% 4,335 69.9% 6,203 R+39.8
Lincoln 1,406 25.9% 4,014 74.1% 5,420 R+48.1
Lake 1,199 23.2% 3,972 76.8% 5,171 R+53.6
Clay 1,865 40.4% 2,747 59.6% 4,612 R+19.1
Charles Mix 1,170 26.8% 3,198 73.2% 4,368 R+46.4
Roberts 1,269 30.3% 2,917 69.7% 4,186 R+39.4
Turner 871 20.8% 3,310 79.2% 4,181 R+58.3
Spink 1,296 31.2% 2,852 68.8% 4,148 R+37.5
Hutchinson 736 18.1% 3,338 81.9% 4,074 R+63.9
Grant 1,107 27.4% 2,926 72.6% 4,033 R+45.1
Bon Homme 1,011 25.2% 2,999 74.8% 4,010 R+49.6
Day 1,233 31.3% 2,705 68.7% 3,938 R+37.4
Union 1,608 42.7% 2,157 57.3% 3,765 R+14.6
Tripp 996 28.4% 2,510 71.6% 3,506 R+43.2
Fall River 994 30.4% 2,271 69.6% 3,265 R+39.1
McCook 939 28.9% 2,314 71.1% 3,253 R+42.3
Butte 843 26.4% 2,352 73.6% 3,195 R+47.2
Kingsbury 875 27.5% 2,307 72.5% 3,182 R+45.0
Moody 686 21.9% 2,440 78.1% 3,126 R+56.1
Gregory 992 32.4% 2,071 67.6% 3,063 R+35.2
Walworth 655 21.5% 2,396 78.5% 3,051 R+57.1
Hand 732 26.3% 2,051 73.7% 2,783 R+47.4
Hamlin 746 27.3% 1,986 72.7% 2,732 R+45.4
Clark 865 32.4% 1,803 67.6% 2,668 R+35.2
Marshall 699 27.3% 1,863 72.7% 2,562 R+45.4
Custer 716 28.0% 1,844 72.0% 2,560 R+44.1
Edmunds 780 31.2% 1,719 68.8% 2,499 R+37.6
Brule 635 25.5% 1,851 74.5% 2,486 R+48.9
Perkins 738 32.4% 1,539 67.6% 2,277 R+35.2
Deuel 616 28.0% 1,583 72.0% 2,199 R+44.0
Douglas 383 17.9% 1,751 82.1% 2,134 R+64.1
McPherson 309 15.0% 1,750 85.0% 2,059 R+70.0
Miner 543 26.7% 1,494 73.3% 2,037 R+46.7
Aurora 600 31.1% 1,331 68.9% 1,931 R+37.9
Potter 346 18.2% 1,558 81.8% 1,904 R+63.7
Sanborn 468 26.4% 1,304 73.6% 1,772 R+47.2
Faulk 484 28.0% 1,242 72.0% 1,726 R+43.9
Dewey 785 46.4% 906 53.6% 1,691 R+7.2
Todd 885 54.4% 741 45.6% 1,626 D+8.9
Jerauld 387 24.2% 1,211 75.8% 1,598 R+51.6
Corson 629 40.9% 910 59.1% 1,539 R+18.3
Hanson 357 23.4% 1,169 76.6% 1,526 R+53.2
Lyman 323 21.7% 1,168 78.3% 1,491 R+56.7
Haakon 232 17.4% 1,098 82.6% 1,330 R+65.1
Shannon 1,133 85.7% 189 14.3% 1,322 D+71.4
Bennett 514 40.0% 772 60.0% 1,286 R+20.1
Stanley 363 28.9% 893 71.1% 1,256 R+42.2
Jackson 413 34.6% 780 65.4% 1,193 R+30.8
Campbell 193 16.2% 998 83.8% 1,191 R+67.6
Hyde 262 22.5% 901 77.5% 1,163 R+54.9
Sully 231 20.6% 889 79.4% 1,120 R+58.8
Mellette 293 32.0% 622 68.0% 915 R+36.0
Harding 168 19.6% 690 80.4% 858 R+60.8
Jones 147 17.4% 700 82.6% 847 R+65.3
Ziebach 330 45.2% 400 54.8% 730 R+9.6
Buffalo 406 62.5% 244 37.5% 650 D+24.9

Counties as they stood in 1982; 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