Elections / 2018 · Governor · SD
Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden won South Dakota's 2018 governor's race.
Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden (Republican) led by 3.4 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
South Dakota 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | RRepublican | 172,706 | 51.0% |
| Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | DDemocrat | 161,171 | 47.6% |
| Kurt Evans And Richard Shelatz | OLibertarian | 4,838 | 1.4% |
2018 presidential election
South Dakota, 2018
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How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Republican ✓Republican | 51.0% | 172,706 |
|---|---|---|
| DemocraticDemocratic | 47.6% | 161,171 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 4,838 |
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66 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
By county (66)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +7.1 | 70,182 |
| Pennington | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +11.9 | 41,670 |
| Lincoln | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +7.4 | 24,206 |
| Brown | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +3.6 | 14,365 |
| Brookings | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +9.7 | 11,780 |
| Lawrence | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +12.0 | 10,898 |
| Codington | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +10.9 | 10,693 |
| Meade | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +27.9 | 10,228 |
| Yankton | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +7.1 | 9,012 |
| Hughes | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +4.9 | 8,007 |
| Davison | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +5.2 | 7,274 |
| Union | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +22.8 | 6,685 |
| Beadle | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +5.7 | 6,108 |
| Lake | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +3.6 | 5,207 |
| Clay | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +32.0 | 4,644 |
| Custer | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +28.2 | 4,409 |
| Turner | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +18.5 | 3,867 |
| Butte | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +33.4 | 3,808 |
| Roberts | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +11.2 | 3,745 |
| Charles Mix | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +5.4 | 3,552 |
| Hutchinson | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +27.4 | 3,290 |
| Grant | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +12.2 | 3,220 |
| Fall River | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +31.1 | 3,192 |
| Oglala Lakota | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +84.5 | 3,036 |
| Moody | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +4.5 | 2,853 |
| Spink | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +0.6 | 2,807 |
| Day | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +11.7 | 2,777 |
| Bon Homme | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +3.8 | 2,747 |
| Hamlin | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +31.0 | 2,716 |
| McCook | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +11.7 | 2,497 |
| Tripp | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +16.4 | 2,489 |
| Kingsbury | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +7.8 | 2,455 |
| Walworth | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +31.7 | 2,259 |
| Todd | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +64.3 | 2,241 |
| Gregory | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +3.6 | 2,153 |
| Brule | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +5.3 | 2,130 |
| Deuel | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +8.0 | 1,989 |
| Marshall | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +12.1 | 1,977 |
| Dewey | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +56.3 | 1,841 |
| Edmunds | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +20.3 | 1,708 |
| Clark | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +6.7 | 1,664 |
| Hand | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +16.1 | 1,662 |
| Hanson | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +18.5 | 1,610 |
| Douglas | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +50.6 | 1,496 |
| Stanley | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +3.9 | 1,487 |
| Lyman | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +0.6 | 1,400 |
| Perkins | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +43.5 | 1,344 |
| Aurora | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +2.9 | 1,280 |
| Potter | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +37.1 | 1,209 |
| Corson | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +21.7 | 1,110 |
| Miner | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +4.3 | 1,105 |
| Bennett | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +2.7 | 1,102 |
| Faulk | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +26.6 | 1,075 |
| McPherson | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +39.9 | 1,054 |
| Sanborn | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +16.9 | 1,028 |
| Jackson | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +6.0 | 987 |
| Haakon | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +56.9 | 945 |
| Jerauld | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +4.9 | 923 |
| Ziebach | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +40.3 | 822 |
| Sully | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +25.1 | 812 |
| Campbell | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +51.5 | 732 |
| Mellette | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +13.5 | 711 |
| Harding | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +48.3 | 686 |
| Hyde | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +24.1 | 660 |
| Buffalo | D | Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee | +48.4 | 548 |
| Jones | R | Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden | +34.4 | 546 |