Elections / 1986 · Governor · SD
South Dakota — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorSouth Dakota · GovernorGeorge MickelsonR+3.6
Candidates
South Dakota 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- George Mickelson✓Republican152,54351.8%
- Lars HersethDemocratic141,89848.2%
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 1984R+26.5Governor 1986R+3.6vs. baselineD+22.9
South Dakota's 1986 governor race ran 22.9 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986SD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.