South Dakota — 2002 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2002 · GovernorSouth Dakota · GovernorMike RoundsR+14.8
Candidates
South Dakota 2002 governor — certified statewide results.
- Mike Rounds✓Republican189,92056.8%
- Jim AbbottDemocratic140,26341.9%
- Other candidatesOther4,3761.3%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+22.7Governor 2002R+14.8vs. baselineD+7.9
South Dakota's 2002 governor race ran 7.9 points more Democratic than its 2000 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 2002SD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.