2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election

Summary

The 2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of South Dakota to a four-year term. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Rounds was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election

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Nominee Dennis Daugaard Scott Heidepriem
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Matt Michels Ben Arndt
Popular vote 195,024 122,010
Percentage 61.5% 38.5%

County results
Daugaard:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Heidepreim:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%

Governor before election

Mike Rounds
Republican

Elected Governor

Dennis Daugaard
Republican

Republican candidate Dennis Daugaard was elected, defeating Democratic candidate Scott Heidepriem.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

 
Primary results by county
Daugaard
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  •   40–50%
  •   <40%
Munsterman
  •   <40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Howie
  •   30–40%
Knuppe
  •   <30%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Daugaard 42,266 50.4
Republican Scott Munsterman 14,733 17.6
Republican Dave Knudson 13,217 15.8
Republican Gordon Howie 10,430 12.4
Republican Ken Knuppe 3,186 3.8
Total votes 83,832 100

Democratic primary edit

Candidate edit

Results edit

Heidepriem faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[7] Likely R October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Likely R October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[11] Likely R October 28, 2010

Polling edit

Poll source Dates administered Dennis Daugaard (R) Scott Heidepriem (D)
Nielson Brothers Polling Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine October 20–22, 2010 43% 40%
Rasmussen Reports October 20, 2010 55% 36%
Rasmussen Reports October 9, 2010 57% 37%
Rasmussen Reports September 8, 2010 57% 28%
Rasmussen Reports August 3, 2010 59% 27%
Rasmussen Reports July 6, 2010 52% 35%
Rasmussen Reports June 10, 2010 52% 36%
Rasmussen Reports May 26, 2010 51% 36%
Rasmussen Reports April 21, 2010 53% 33%
Rasmussen Reports March 25, 2010 49% 32%
Rasmussen Reports February 23, 2010 41% 32%
Public Policy Polling December 10–13, 2009 42% 29%

Results edit

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2010[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dennis Daugaard 195,046 61.51% -0.18%
Democratic Scott Heidepriem 122,037 38.49% +2.36%
Majority 73,009 23.03% -2.54%
Turnout 317,083
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Brokaw, Chet (December 23, 2008). "Dave Knudson will run for governor". NewsOK. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Sen. Dave Knudson will run for governor". KXNet.com. December 23, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Kevin Woster (January 7, 2010). "Howie outlines conservative agenda for governor's campaign". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  4. ^ Drew Sandholm. "INTERVIEW: Ken Knuppe On Education"[permanent dead link], ABC News affiliate KSFY-TV. July 3, 2009.
  5. ^ "South Dakota Primary Results". Politico. June 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  6. ^ Emily Caldei Heidepriem Fills Party's South Dakota Gov Gap Archived August 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. July 28, 2009. Eye on 2010 Blog, CQPolitics.com
  7. ^ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  8. ^ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  9. ^ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  10. ^ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  11. ^ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links edit

  • Elections & Voter Registration at South Dakota Secretary of State
  • Candidates for South Dakota State Offices at Project Vote Smart
  • Campaign contributions for 2010 South Dakota Governor from Follow the Money
  • South Dakota Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
  • 2010 South Dakota General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
  • Election 2010: South Dakota Governor from Rasmussen Reports
  • 2010 South Dakota Governor – Daugaard vs. Heidepriem from Real Clear Politics
  • 2010 South Dakota Governor's Race from CQ Politics
  • Race Profile in The New York Times
Official campaign websites (Archived)
  • Dennis Daugaard
  • Scott Heidepriem
  • Gordon Howie
  • Dave Knudson
  • Ken Knuppe
  • Scott Munsterman