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Date Type Results
Nov 03, 2026 General Election
  Democratic Primary Winner
0
0.00% 		  Republican Primary Winner
0
0.00%
Jan 25, 2025 Succession
  Larry Rhoden
1
100.00%
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
  Kristi Noem(I)
217,035
61.98% 		  Jamie R. Smith
123,148
35.17% 		  Tracey Quint
9,983
2.85%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
  Kristi Noem
172,912
50.97% 		  Billie H. Sutton
161,454
47.60% 		  Kurt Evans
4,848
1.43%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
  Dennis Daugaard(I)
195,477
70.47% 		  Susan Wismer
70,549
25.43% 		  Mike Myers
11,377
4.10%
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
  Dennis Daugaard
195,046
61.51% 		  Scott N. Heidepriem
122,037
38.49%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
  Michael "Mike" Rounds(I)
206,990
61.69% 		  Jack Billion
121,226
36.13% 		  Steven J. "Steve" Willis
4,010
1.20% 		  Tom Gerber
3,282
0.98%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
  Michael "Mike" Rounds
189,920
56.77% 		  Jim Abbott
140,263
41.92% 		  James P. "Jim" Carlson
2,393
0.72% 		  Nathan A. Barton
1,983
0.59%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
  William J. "Bill" Janklow(I)
166,621
64.04% 		  Bernie Hunhoff
85,473
32.85% 		  Robert J. "Bob" Newland
4,389
1.69% 		  Ronald Wieczorek
3,704
1.42%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
  William J. "Bill" Janklow
172,515
55.36% 		  Jim Beddow
126,273
40.52% 		  Nathan A. Barton
12,825
4.12%
Apr 19, 1993 Appointment
  Walter Dale Miller
1
100.00%
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
  George S. Mickelson(I)
151,198
58.90% 		  Robert L. "Bob" Samuelson
105,525
41.10%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
  George S. Mickelson
152,543
51.81% 		  R. Lars Herseth
141,898
48.19%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
  William J. "Bill" Janklow(I)
197,426
70.87% 		  Mike O'Connor
81,136
29.13%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
  William J. "Bill" Janklow
147,116
56.63% 		  Roger McKellips
112,679
43.37%
Jul 24, 1978 Appointment
  Harvey Wollman
1
100.00%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
  Richard F. Kneip(I)
149,151
53.61% 		  John E. Olson
129,077
46.39%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
  Richard F. Kneip(I)
185,012
60.03% 		  Carveth S. Thompson
123,165
39.97%
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
  Richard F. Kneip
131,616
54.85% 		  Frank L. Farrar(I)
108,347
45.15%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
  Frank L. Farrar
159,646
57.65% 		  Robert Chamberlin
117,260
42.35%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
  Nils A. Boe(I)
131,710
57.71% 		  Robert Chamberlin
96,504
42.29%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
  Nils A. Boe
150,151
51.67% 		  John F. Lindley
140,419
48.33%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
  Archie Gubbrud(I)
143,682
56.10% 		  Ralph Herseth
112,438
43.90%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
  Archie Gubbrud
154,530
50.73% 		  Ralph Herseth(I)
150,095
49.27%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
  Ralph Herseth
132,761
51.40% 		  Phil W. Saunders
125,520
48.60%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
  Joseph J. "Joe" Foss(I)
158,819
54.39% 		  Ralph Herseth
133,198
45.61%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
  Joseph J. "Joe" Foss
133,878
56.67% 		  Ed C. Martin
102,377
43.33%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
  Sigurd Anderson(I)
203,102
70.15% 		  Sherman A. Iverson
86,413
29.85%
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
  Sigurd Anderson
154,254
60.89% 		  Joseph "Joe" Robbie
99,062
39.11%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
  George T. Mickelson(I)
149,883
61.08% 		  Harold J. Volz
95,489
38.92%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
  George T. Mickelson
108,998
67.16% 		  Richard Haeder
53,294
32.84%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
  Merrell Q. Sharpe(I)
148,646
65.51% 		  Lynn Fellows
78,276
34.49%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
  Merrell Q. Sharpe
109,786
61.51% 		  Lewis W. Bicknell
68,706
38.49%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
  Harlan J. Bushfield(I)
167,686
55.14% 		  Lewis W. Bicknell
136,428
44.86%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
  Harlan J. Bushfield
149,362
53.95% 		  Oscar Fosheim
127,485
46.05%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
  Leslie Jensen
151,659
51.60% 		  Tom Berry(I)
142,255
48.40%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
  Tom Berry(I)
172,228
58.60% 		  William C. Allen
119,477
40.65% 		  Knute Walstad
2,190
0.75%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
  Tom Berry
158,058
55.63% 		  Warren E. Green(I)
120,473
42.40% 		  H. O. Stevens
4,965
1.75% 		  Helge Tangen
619
0.22%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
  Warren E. Green
107,643
52.97% 		  David A. McCullough
93,954
46.23% 		  Helge Tangen
1,620
0.80%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
  William J. Bulow(I)
136,016
52.48% 		  Buell F. Jones
121,643
46.94% 		  John G. Sumption
1,509
0.58%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
  William J. Bulow
87,076
47.38% 		  Carl Gunderson(I)
74,101
40.32% 		  Tom Ayres
11,958
6.51% 		  John E. Hipple
10,637
5.79%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
  Carl Gunderson
109,914
53.90% 		  William J. Bulow
46,613
22.86% 		  A. L. Putnam
27,027
13.25% 		  Richard Olsen Richards
20,359
9.98%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
  William H. McMaster(I)
78,984
45.02% 		  Louis N. Crill
50,409
28.74% 		  Alice Lorraine Daly
46,033
26.24%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
  William H. McMaster
103,592
56.33% 		  Mark P. Bates
48,426
26.33% 		  W. W. Howes
31,870
17.33%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
  Peter Norbeck(I)
51,175
53.22% 		  Mark P. Bates
25,118
26.12% 		  James E. Bird
17,858
18.57% 		  Knute Lewis
1,268
1.32% 		  Orville Anderson
741
0.77%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
  Peter Norbeck
72,789
56.64% 		  Orville V. Rinehart
50,545
39.33% 		  Fred L. Fairchild
3,556
2.77% 		  Charles K. Thompson
1,630
1.27%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
  Frank M. Byrne(I)
49,138
50.07% 		  James W. McCarter
34,542
35.20% 		  Richard Olsen Richards
9,725
9.91% 		  John C. Knapp
2,664
2.71% 		  Charles K. Thompson
2,072
2.11%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
  Frank M. Byrne
57,161
48.51% 		  Edwin S. Johnson
53,850
45.70% 		  Samuel Lovett
3,479
2.95% 		  O. W. Butterfield
3,339
2.83%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
  Robert S. Vessey(I)
61,744
58.35% 		  Chauncey L. Wood
37,983
35.90% 		  O. W. Butterfield
4,506
4.26% 		  M. G. Opsahl
1,579
1.49%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
  Robert S. Vessey
62,989
55.28% 		  Andrew E. Lee
44,876
39.38% 		  G.F. Knappen
3,536
3.10% 		  John C. Knapp
2,542
2.23%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
  Corie I. "Coe" Crawford
48,709
65.32% 		  John A. Stransky
19,923
26.72% 		  Knute Lewis
3,398
4.56% 		  Freeman Knowles
2,542
3.41%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
  Samuel H. Elrod
68,561
68.29% 		  Louis N. Crill
24,772
24.68% 		  Freeman Knowles
3,028
3.02% 		  Walter J. Edgar
2,916
2.90% 		  R. C. Warne
1,114
1.11%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
  Charles N. Herreid(I)
48,195
64.72% 		  John W. Martin
21,396
28.73% 		  John C. Crawford
2,626
3.53% 		  Hiram H. Curtis
2,245
3.01%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
  Charles N. Herreid
53,788
56.31% 		  Burre H. Lien
40,091
41.97% 		  F. J. Carlisle
1,331
1.39% 		  L. E. Stair
316
0.33%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
  Andrew E. Lee(I)
37,319
49.63% 		  Kirk G. Phillips
36,980
49.18% 		  Knute Lewis
891
1.18%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
  Andrew E. Lee
41,177
49.75% 		  A. O. Ringsrud
40,869
49.38% 		  J. F. Hanson
722
0.87%
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
  Charles H. Sheldon(I)
40,402
51.31% 		  Isaac Howe
27,568
35.01% 		  James A. Ward
8,756
11.12% 		  M.H. Alexander
1,011
1.28%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
  Charles H. Sheldon
33,214
47.17% 		  Abraham L. Van Osdel
22,323
31.70% 		  Peter Couchman
14,872
21.12%
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
  Arthur C. Mellette(I)
34,487
44.46% 		  H. L. Loucks
24,591
31.70% 		  Maris Taylor
18,484
23.83%
Oct 01, 1889 General Election
  Arthur C. Mellette
53,964
69.36% 		  P. F. McClure
23,840
30.64%

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