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South Dakota — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorSouth Dakota · GovernorBill JanklowR+32.2
Candidates
South Dakota 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Janklow✓Republican166,62166.1%
- Bernie HunhoffDemocratic85,47333.9%
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 1996R+3.5Governor 1998R+32.2vs. baselineR+28.7
South Dakota's 1998 governor race ran 28.7 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998SD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.