1994 South Dakota gubernatorial election
(Redirected from South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1994)
The 1994 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994 to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Republican former Governor Bill Janklow was elected, defeating Democratic nominee Jim Beddow.
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County results Janklow: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Beddow: 50–60% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Bill Janklow, former Governor of South Dakota
- Walter Dale Miller, incumbent Governor of South Dakota
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Janklow | 57,221 | 53.99 | |
Republican | Walter Dale Miller (incumbent) | 48,754 | 46.01 | |
Total votes | 105,975 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Jim Beddow, former Dakota Wesleyan University president[2]
- Carrol V. Allen
- Jim Burg
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Beddow | 29,082 | 55.45 | |
Democratic | Carrol V. Allen | 12,184 | 23.23 | |
Democratic | Jim Burg | 11,181 | 21.32 | |
Total votes | 52,447 | 100.00 |
Third parties edit
Candidates edit
- Nathan A. Barton (Libertarian)
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill Janklow | 172,515 | 55.36% | -3.54% | |
Democratic | Jim Beddow | 126,273 | 40.52% | -0.59% | |
Libertarian | Nathan A. Barton | 12,825 | 4.12% | +4.12% | |
Majority | 46,242 | 14.84% | -2.95% | ||
Turnout | 311,613 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ a b "1994 Statewide Primaries". South Dakota Secretary of State. South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "South Dakota Gubernatorial Debate | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
- ^ "1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results - South Dakota".