Elections / 1982 · Governor · SD
South Dakota — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorSouth Dakota · GovernorBill JanklowR+41.7
Candidates
South Dakota 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Janklow✓Republican197,42970.9%
- Mike O'ConnorDemocratic81,13629.1%
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 1980R+28.8Governor 1982R+41.7vs. baselineR+12.9
South Dakota's 1982 governor race ran 12.9 points more Republican than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982SD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.