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South Dakota — 2022 governor election
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Akashicstate2022 gubernatorial electionSouth Dakota · GovernorNoemR+26.8
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Kristi Noem ✓Republican | 62.0% | 217,035 |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie SmithDemocrat | 35.2% | 123,148 |
| Tracey QuintLibertarian | 2.9% | 9,983 |
2022gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora, SD | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Beadle, SD | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Bennett, SD | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Bon Homme, SD | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Brookings, SD | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Brown, SD | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Brule, SD | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Buffalo, SD | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Butte, SD | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Campbell, SD | Republican | R+70.2 |
| Charles Mix, SD | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Clark, SD | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Clay, SD | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Codington, SD | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Corson, SD | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Custer, SD | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Davison, SD | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Day, SD | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Deuel, SD | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Dewey, SD | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Douglas, SD | Republican | R+73.0 |
| Edmunds, SD | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Fall River, SD | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Faulk, SD | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Grant, SD | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Gregory, SD | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Haakon, SD | Republican | R+82.1 |
| Hamlin, SD | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Hand, SD | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Hanson, SD | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Harding, SD | Republican | R+88.5 |
| Hughes, SD | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Hutchinson, SD | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Hyde, SD | Republican | R+61.6 |
| Jackson, SD | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Jerauld, SD | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Jones, SD | Republican | R+70.1 |
| Kingsbury, SD | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Lake, SD | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Lawrence, SD | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Lincoln, SD | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Lyman, SD | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Marshall, SD | Republican | R+20.4 |
| McCook, SD | Republican | R+48.1 |
| McPherson, SD | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Meade, SD | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Mellette, SD | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Miner, SD | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Minnehaha, SD | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Moody, SD | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Oglala Lakota, SD | Democratic | D+78.7 |
| Pennington, SD | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Perkins, SD | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Potter, SD | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Roberts, SD | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Sanborn, SD | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Spink, SD | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Stanley, SD | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Sully, SD | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Todd, SD | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Tripp, SD | Republican | R+66.5 |
| Turner, SD | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Union, SD | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Walworth, SD | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Yankton, SD | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Ziebach, SD | Republican | R+6.0 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+26.2Governor 2022R+26.8vs. baselineR+0.6
South Dakota's 2022 governor race ran 0.6 points more Republican than its 2020 presidential margin.
By county — 66 counties
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha | R | Kristi Noem | +7.8 | 74,682 |
| Pennington | R | Kristi Noem | +25.1 | 45,388 |
| Lincoln | R | Kristi Noem | +21.7 | 28,161 |
| Brown | R | Kristi Noem | +23.5 | 13,964 |
| Brookings | R | Kristi Noem | +15.1 | 12,427 |
| Lawrence | R | Kristi Noem | +30.3 | 12,246 |
| Meade | R | Kristi Noem | +47.1 | 11,870 |
| Codington | R | Kristi Noem | +38.5 | 11,080 |
| Yankton | R | Kristi Noem | +21.3 | 8,910 |
| Hughes | R | Kristi Noem | +25.8 | 7,447 |
| Davison | R | Kristi Noem | +37.4 | 7,239 |
| Union | R | Kristi Noem | +42.7 | 6,740 |
| Beadle | R | Kristi Noem | +37.4 | 5,836 |
| Custer | R | Kristi Noem | +46.1 | 5,077 |
| Lake | R | Kristi Noem | +28.4 | 4,966 |
| Clay | D | Jamie Smith | +11.1 | 4,745 |
| Butte | R | Kristi Noem | +57.0 | 4,186 |
| Turner | R | Kristi Noem | +49.5 | 3,865 |
| Fall River | R | Kristi Noem | +49.6 | 3,668 |
| Roberts | R | Kristi Noem | +23.8 | 3,565 |
| Grant | R | Kristi Noem | +46.6 | 3,215 |
| Hutchinson | R | Kristi Noem | +60.0 | 3,174 |
| Charles Mix | R | Kristi Noem | +43.3 | 3,091 |
| Hamlin | R | Kristi Noem | +57.5 | 2,730 |
| Spink | R | Kristi Noem | +40.0 | 2,670 |
| Moody | R | Kristi Noem | +28.6 | 2,649 |
| Bon Homme | R | Kristi Noem | +47.1 | 2,562 |
| Kingsbury | R | Kristi Noem | +43.1 | 2,551 |
| McCook | R | Kristi Noem | +48.1 | 2,547 |
| Day | R | Kristi Noem | +28.7 | 2,521 |
| Oglala Lakota | D | Jamie Smith | +78.7 | 2,480 |
| Tripp | R | Kristi Noem | +66.5 | 2,268 |
| Brule | R | Kristi Noem | +41.4 | 2,109 |
| Gregory | R | Kristi Noem | +59.6 | 2,054 |
| Walworth | R | Kristi Noem | +55.7 | 2,053 |
| Deuel | R | Kristi Noem | +51.3 | 1,991 |
| Todd | D | Jamie Smith | +54.1 | 1,926 |
| Marshall | R | Kristi Noem | +20.4 | 1,890 |
| Edmunds | R | Kristi Noem | +57.3 | 1,701 |
| Hanson | R | Kristi Noem | +57.0 | 1,632 |
| Clark | R | Kristi Noem | +55.1 | 1,600 |
| Dewey | D | Jamie Smith | +12.7 | 1,574 |
| Hand | R | Kristi Noem | +59.1 | 1,502 |
| Douglas | R | Kristi Noem | +73.0 | 1,484 |
| Stanley | R | Kristi Noem | +40.9 | 1,447 |
| Perkins | R | Kristi Noem | +70.3 | 1,372 |
| Lyman | R | Kristi Noem | +36.0 | 1,318 |
| Aurora | R | Kristi Noem | +50.2 | 1,214 |
| McPherson | R | Kristi Noem | +67.6 | 1,100 |
| Potter | R | Kristi Noem | +64.1 | 1,099 |
| Bennett | R | Kristi Noem | +24.5 | 1,025 |
| Miner | R | Kristi Noem | +48.1 | 1,007 |
| Sanborn | R | Kristi Noem | +52.9 | 1,004 |
| Haakon | R | Kristi Noem | +82.1 | 987 |
| Faulk | R | Kristi Noem | +63.2 | 955 |
| Corson | R | Kristi Noem | +15.4 | 928 |
| Jackson | R | Kristi Noem | +37.3 | 919 |
| Jerauld | R | Kristi Noem | +42.3 | 866 |
| Sully | R | Kristi Noem | +54.3 | 788 |
| Ziebach | R | Kristi Noem | +6.0 | 683 |
| Harding | R | Kristi Noem | +88.5 | 677 |
| Campbell | R | Kristi Noem | +70.2 | 667 |
| Mellette | R | Kristi Noem | +27.3 | 630 |
| Hyde | R | Kristi Noem | +61.6 | 575 |
| Jones | R | Kristi Noem | +70.1 | 472 |
| Buffalo | D | Jamie Smith | +22.7 | 397 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2022 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.