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  Janklow, William J. "Bill"
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NameWilliam J. "Bill" Janklow
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Pierre, South Dakota , United States
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Born September 13, 1939
DiedJanuary 12, 2012 (72 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifedRBH
May 25, 2016 04:25pm
Tags Cancer - Imprisoned - Lutheran -
InfoJanklow was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959. He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1964 and received a law degree in 1966. Though controversial, Janklow is among the most successful politicians in South Dakota's history. He was elected to statewide office six times, each time a wide margin.

Janklow served as South Dakota's attorney general from 1975-1979. Janklow was first elected governor in 1978, and he was easily reelected in 1982 with 70.9% of the vote, the highest percentage ever won by a gubernatorial candidate in the state's history. Barred from running again in 1986, Janklow unsuccessfully challenged incumbent U.S. Senator James Abdnor in the Republican primary. Janklow returned to politics in 1994, when he defeated incumbent Walter Dale Miller in the Republican gubernatorial primary. He was handily elected that year and was reelected in 1998. Janklow is the longest-serving governor in South Dakota history; he is the only person in the state's history to serve eight full years as governor, which he did twice.

In 2002, Janklow ran for the Republican nomination for South Dakota's only House seat. He defeated Democrat Stephanie Herseth, an attorney and granddaughter of former governor Ralph Herseth, in a very close race; some speculated that had anyone other than Janklow been the Republican nominee, Herseth would have won.

On May 27, 2004, the pardons that Jankow granted during his governorship were released. Jankow had pardoned his son-in-law, William Gordon Haugen II, who was convicted of DUIs in 1983 and 1997 and marijuana possession in 1993.




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Jan 12, 2012 01:40pm Obituary Bill Janklow dies at 72  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Nov 04, 2011 04:40pm Announcement Janklow: I Have Terminal Brain Cancer  Article Hikikomori Blitzkrieg! 
Jan 05, 2006 02:00pm News Ex-Rep. Janklow to Get Law License Back  Article COSDem 
Feb 24, 2005 06:40pm General South Dakota high court backs former Gov. Janklow's convictions  Article COSDem 
Oct 12, 2004 12:00am Commentary Janklow Criticizes GOP Vote Effort  Article RP 
May 27, 2004 12:00am News Sex crimes, manslaughter among [Janklow secret] pardons  Article PragCon 3.0 

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  11/05/2002 SD At-Large Won 53.45% (+7.83%)
  06/04/2002 SD At-Large - R Primary Won 54.93% (+27.73%)
  11/03/1998 SD Governor Won 64.04% (+31.19%)
  11/08/1994 SD Governor Won 55.36% (+14.84%)
  06/07/1994 SD Governor - R Primary Won 53.99% (+7.99%)
  06/03/1986 SD US Senate- R Primary Lost 45.49% (-9.02%)
  11/02/1982 SD Governor Won 70.87% (+41.75%)
  11/07/1978 SD Governor Won 56.63% (+13.26%)
  06/06/1978 SD Governor - R Primary Won 50.89% (+17.97%)
  11/05/1974 SD Attorney General Won 66.66% (+33.31%)
ENDORSEMENTS
SD US President - R Primary - Feb 23, 1988 R George H. W. Bush