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The 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, electing the governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem defeated Democratic nominee Jamie Smith to win a second term.[1]
Despite speculation about this race potentially being competitive, Noem improved on her 2018 performance by 11% and flipped 17 counties that had been won by Billie Sutton. She also received over 44,000 more raw votes than she did in the previous election, setting a record for the most votes received by a candidate for governor in South Dakota.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kristi Noem, incumbent governor[2]
- Running mate: Larry Rhoden, incumbent Lieutenant Governor[3]
Eliminated in primary
Former state house speaker Steven Haugaard challenged Noem in the primary but lost
- Steven Haugaard, state representative and former Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives[4]
Declined
- Lora Hubbel, former state representative, former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party and the South Dakota Constitution Party, and candidate for governor in 2014 and 2018[5] (running as an independent)
- Mark Mickelson, former Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives[6]
Endorsements
Kristi Noem
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[7]
- U.S. Representatives
- Dusty Johnson, U.S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district (2019–present)[8]
- State officials
- Marty Jackley, former Attorney General of South Dakota (2009–2019) and candidate for Governor of South Dakota in 2018[9]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Steven Haugaard |
Kristi Noem |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State University | May 2–15, 2022 | – (LV) | – | 17% | 61% | 22% |
Results
Results by county
Noem
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kristi Noem (incumbent) | 91,661 | 76.4 | |
| Republican | Steven Haugaard | 28,315 | 23.6 | |
| Total votes | 119,976 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jamie Smith, Minority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives[11]
- Running mate: Jennifer Healy Keintz, state representative[12]
Declined
- Dan Ahlers, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020[13]
- Remi Bald Eagle, former official for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and nominee for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission in 2020[14]
- Kooper Caraway, president of the South Dakota Federation of Labor[15]
- Steve Hildebrand, political strategist[13]
- Mike Huether, former mayor of Sioux Falls[13]
- Peri Pourier, state representative[14]
- Bob Sutton, businessman[13]
- Troy Heinert, Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate[16]
- Brendan Johnson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota and son of former U.S. Senator Tim Johnson[17]
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, president of Augustana University and former U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district[17]
- Randy Seiler, chair of the South Dakota Democratic Party, former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, and nominee for attorney general in 2018[18]
- Billie Sutton, former Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate and nominee for governor in 2018[19]
Libertarian convention
Candidates
Nominee
Independents
Candidates
Withdrew
- Lora Hubbel, former state representative, former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party and the South Dakota Constitution Party, and candidate for governor in 2014 and 2018[5] (running for State Senate)[21]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[22] | Solid R | March 4, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[23] | Solid R | March 4, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[24] | Safe R | January 26, 2022 |
| Politico[25] | Likely R | October 3, 2022 |
| RCP[26] | Likely R | September 25, 2022 |
| Fox News[27] | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| 538[28] | Solid R | October 5, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[29] | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Kristi Noem (R) |
Jamie Smith (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 19–21, 2022 | 1,500 (LV) | ± 2.4% | 56% | 37% | 3%[lower-alpha 2] | 4% |
| 57% | 39% | 4%[lower-alpha 3] | – | ||||
| South Dakota State University | September 28 – October 10, 2022 | 565 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 41% | – | 14% |
Endorsements
Kristi Noem (R)
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[7]
- U.S. Representatives
- Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd congressional district (2013–2021) (Independent)[30]
- Dusty Johnson, U.S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district (2019–present)[8]
- Statewide officials
- Marty Jackley, former Attorney General of South Dakota (2009–2019) and candidate for Governor of South Dakota in 2018[9]
- Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia (2022–present)[31]
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
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217,035 | 61.98% | +11.01% | |
| Democratic | 123,148 | 35.17% | -12.43% | ||
| Libertarian |
|
9,983 | 2.85% | +1.42% | |
| Total votes | 350,166 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 350,166 | 59.40% | |||
| Registered electors | 597,073 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
Results by county
| County | Kristi Noem
Republican |
Jamie Smith
Democratic |
Tracey Quint
Libertarian |
Total
votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | % | # | ||
| Aurora | 73.64% | 894 | 23.39% | 284 | 2.97% | 36 | 1,214 |
| Beadle | 66.84% | 3,901 | 29.40% | 1,716 | 3.75% | 219 | 5,836 |
| Bennett | 60.39% | 619 | 35.90% | 368 | 3.71% | 38 | 1,025 |
| Bon Homme | 72.52% | 1,858 | 25.37% | 650 | 2.11% | 54 | 2,562 |
| Brookings | 56.12% | 6,974 | 41.01% | 5,096 | 2.87% | 357 | 12,427 |
| Brown | 60.56% | 8,456 | 37.00% | 5,167 | 2.44% | 341 | 13,964 |
| Brule | 69.37% | 1,463 | 27.93% | 589 | 2.70% | 57 | 2,109 |
| Buffalo | 36.27% | 144 | 58.94% | 234 | 4.79% | 19 | 397 |
| Butte | 76.71% | 3,211 | 19.66% | 823 | 3.63% | 152 | 4,186 |
| Campbell | 84.11% | 561 | 13.94% | 93 | 1.95% | 13 | 667 |
| Charles Mix | 70.75% | 2,187 | 27.47% | 849 | 1.78% | 55 | 3,091 |
| Clark | 76.44% | 1,223 | 21.31% | 341 | 2.25% | 36 | 1,600 |
| Clay | 43.29% | 2,054 | 54.39% | 2,581 | 2.32% | 110 | 4,745 |
| Codington | 67.87% | 7,520 | 29.36% | 3,253 | 2.77% | 307 | 11,080 |
| Corson | 56.25% | 522 | 40.84% | 379 | 2.91% | 27 | 928 |
| Custer | 71.56% | 3,633 | 25.47% | 1,293 | 2.97% | 151 | 5,077 |
| Davison | 67.51% | 4,887 | 30.10% | 2,179 | 2.39% | 173 | 7,239 |
| Day | 63.43% | 1,599 | 34.75% | 876 | 1.82% | 46 | 2,521 |
| Deuel | 74.28% | 1,479 | 23.00% | 458 | 2.71% | 54 | 1,991 |
| Dewey | 42.06% | 662 | 54.76% | 862 | 3.18% | 50 | 1,574 |
| Douglas | 85.71% | 1,272 | 12.67% | 188 | 1.62% | 24 | 1,484 |
| Edmunds | 77.66% | 1,321 | 20.34% | 346 | 2.00% | 34 | 1,701 |
| Fall River | 73.04% | 2,679 | 23.42% | 859 | 3.54% | 130 | 3,668 |
| Faulk | 80.73% | 771 | 17.49% | 167 | 1.78% | 17 | 955 |
| Grant | 72.41% | 2,328 | 25.82% | 830 | 1.77% | 57 | 3,215 |
| Gregory | 78.77% | 1,618 | 19.13% | 393 | 2.09% | 43 | 2,054 |
| Haakon | 90.37% | 892 | 8.31% | 82 | 1.32% | 13 | 987 |
| Hamlin | 77.58% | 2,118 | 20.07% | 548 | 2.34% | 64 | 2,730 |
| Hand | 78.36% | 1,177 | 19.31% | 290 | 2.33% | 35 | 1,502 |
| Hanson | 77.63% | 1,267 | 20.59% | 336 | 1.78% | 29 | 1,632 |
| Harding | 93.35% | 632 | 4.87% | 33 | 1.77% | 12 | 677 |
| Hughes | 61.38% | 4,571 | 35.61% | 2,652 | 3.01% | 224 | 7,447 |
| Hutchinson | 78.99% | 2,507 | 19.03% | 604 | 1.98% | 63 | 3,174 |
| Hyde | 80.00% | 460 | 18.43% | 106 | 1.57% | 9 | 575 |
| Jackson | 67.79% | 623 | 30.47% | 280 | 1.74% | 16 | 919 |
| Jerauld | 69.75% | 604 | 27.48% | 238 | 2.77% | 24 | 866 |
| Jones | 83.69% | 395 | 13.56% | 64 | 2.75% | 13 | 472 |
| Kingsbury | 70.25% | 1,792 | 27.13% | 692 | 2.63% | 67 | 2,551 |
| Lake | 63.05% | 3,131 | 34.64% | 1,720 | 2.31% | 115 | 4,966 |
| Lawrence | 63.27% | 7,749 | 33.00% | 4,041 | 3.72% | 456 | 12,247 |
| Lincoln | 59.76% | 16,828 | 38.09% | 10,727 | 2.15% | 606 | 28,161 |
| Lyman | 66.69% | 879 | 30.73% | 405 | 2.58% | 34 | 1,318 |
| Marshall | 59.42% | 1,123 | 38.99% | 737 | 1.59% | 30 | 1,890 |
| McCook | 72.67% | 1,851 | 24.54% | 625 | 2.79% | 71 | 2,547 |
| McPherson | 82.82% | 911 | 15.18% | 167 | 2.00% | 22 | 1,100 |
| Meade | 71.46% | 8,482 | 24.32% | 2,887 | 4.22% | 501 | 11,870 |
| Mellette | 61.27% | 386 | 33.97% | 214 | 4.76% | 30 | 630 |
| Miner | 72.69% | 732 | 24.63% | 248 | 2.68% | 27 | 1,007 |
| Minnehaha | 52.53% | 39,234 | 44.69% | 33,376 | 2.77% | 2,072 | 74,682 |
| Moody | 62.97% | 1,668 | 34.35% | 910 | 2.68% | 71 | 2,649 |
| Oglala Lakota | 8.91% | 221 | 87.58% | 2,172 | 3.51% | 87 | 2,480 |
| Pennington | 60.78% | 27,586 | 35.73% | 16,215 | 3.49% | 1,587 | 45,388 |
| Perkins | 83.24% | 1,142 | 12.90% | 177 | 3.86% | 53 | 1,372 |
| Potter | 81.16% | 892 | 17.02% | 187 | 1.82% | 20 | 1,099 |
| Roberts | 60.70% | 2,164 | 36.89% | 1,315 | 2.41% | 86 | 3,565 |
| Sanborn | 75.40% | 757 | 22.51% | 226 | 2.09% | 21 | 1,004 |
| Spink | 68.61% | 1,832 | 28.65% | 765 | 2.73% | 73 | 2,670 |
| Stanley | 69.04% | 999 | 28.13% | 407 | 2.83% | 41 | 1,447 |
| Sully | 75.76% | 597 | 21.45% | 169 | 2.79% | 22 | 788 |
| Todd | 20.87% | 402 | 74.97% | 1,444 | 4.15% | 80 | 1,926 |
| Tripp | 82.58% | 1,873 | 16.05% | 364 | 1.37% | 31 | 2,268 |
| Turner | 73.32% | 2,834 | 23.78% | 919 | 2.90% | 112 | 3,865 |
| Union | 70.07% | 4,723 | 27.42% | 1,848 | 2.51% | 169 | 6,740 |
| Walworth | 76.62% | 1,573 | 20.94% | 430 | 2.44% | 50 | 2,053 |
| Yankton | 58.89% | 5,247 | 37.60% | 3,350 | 3.51% | 313 | 8,910 |
| Ziebach | 50.51% | 345 | 44.51% | 304 | 4.98% | 34 | 683 |
| Total | 61.98% | 217,035 | 35.17% | 123,148 | 2.85% | 9,983 | 350,166 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Bon Homme (largest city: Springfield)
- Brookings (largest city: Brookings)
- Brown (largest city: Aberdeen)
- Charles Mix (largest city: Lake Andes)
- Corson (largest city: McLaughlin)
- Day (largest city: Webster)
- Hughes (largest city: Pierre)
- Lake (largest city: Madison)
- Marshall (largest city: Britton)
- Mellette (largest city: White River)
- Miner (largest city: Howard)
- Minnehaha (largest city: Sioux Falls)
- Moody (largest city: Flandreau)
- Roberts (largest city: Sisseton)
- Spink (largest city: Redfield)
- Yankton (largest city: Yankton)
- Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Mueller, Julia (November 8, 2022). "Noem wins reelection in South Dakota governor's race". The Hill. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ↑ Todd, Annie (November 12, 2021). "South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announces re-election campaign for 2022 election". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ↑ Ellis, Jonathan (May 24, 2022) [May 23, 2022]. "Gov. Kristi Noem's reelection campaign says it has raised $15 million". Argus Leader. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ King, Ryan (November 17, 2021). "Gov. Kristi Noem gets primary challenge from the Right in former state speaker". Washington Examiner. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- 1 2 "Former state Rep. Lora Hubbel running for governor again".
- ↑ Lawrence, Tom (February 15, 2021). "Can Noem be defeated in 2022? History says not a chance ... but her actions as governor could change things". The South Dakota Standard. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- 1 2 Sneve, Joe. "South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gets endorsement from Donald Trump". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- 1 2 "Governor Kristi Noem and Congressman Dusty Johnson hitting door-to-door this weekend". dakotawarcollege.com. June 4, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- 1 2 "Former political rivals Noem & Jackley endorse each other for upcoming elections". www.dakotanewsnow.com. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Primary Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of South Dakota. June 14, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ↑ Sneve, Joe. "Democrat Jamie Smith to run for governor in 2022 election". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ↑ Sneve, Joe (July 7, 2022). "Jamie Smith taps Aberdeen-area lawmaker as running mate on Democratic ticket for governor". Argus Leader. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Sneve, Joe (June 9, 2021). "Analysis: Who will challenge Gov. Kristi Noem in South Dakota's 2022 election? Here are potential candidates". Argus Leader. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- 1 2 Vondracek, Christopher (June 9, 2021). "A party waits for Billie Sutton: South Dakota Democrats mull if former legislator will force a '22 rematch with Gov. Noem". www.thedickinsonpress.com. The Dickinson Press. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ↑ Mercer, Bob (June 18, 2018). "Democrats favor Seiler over Means". Capitol Journal. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ↑ "South Dakota Minority Leader Heinert passes on run for Governor, joining private sector after term". December 16, 2021.
- 1 2 Lawrence, Tom (November 29, 2020). "Is it just a South Dakota political legend or eerie fate: Will Sen. John Thune end the 'Curse of Karl' in 2022?". The South Dakota Standard. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ Lawrence, Tom (January 29, 2022). "Democrats set to announce gubernatorial candidate". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ↑ Woster, Kevin (February 23, 2022). "Sutton's political time will come again, but not just yet". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Libertarian House candidate, Sturgis rancher Collin Duprel: I am running to give South Dakota voters a choice".
- 1 2 "2022 General Election". South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ↑ "2022 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ↑ "South Dakota Governor Race 2022". Politico. April 1, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Governor Races". RCP. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ↑ Szymanski, Joe (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Unveils Final 2022 Midterm Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Glenn Youngkin, Tulsi Gabbard to campaign for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem". October 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to stump for Gov. Kristi Noem's reelection campaign in Sioux Falls".
- ↑ "South Dakota Grades & Endorsements". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - 1 2 "Kristi Noem's Ratings and Endorsements". justfacts.votesmart.org. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF). sdsos.gov.
External links
- Official campaign websites
- Kristi Noem (R) for Governor
- Tracey Quint (L) for Governor
- Jamie Smith (D) for Governor Archived February 24, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
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