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South Dakota — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorSouth Dakota · GovernorBill JanklowR+13.3
Candidates
South Dakota 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Janklow✓Republican147,11656.6%
- Roger D. McKellipsDemocratic112,67943.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+1.5Governor 1978R+13.3vs. baselineR+11.8
South Dakota's 1978 governor race ran 11.8 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978SD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.