2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 May 2012 2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota presidential no 2006 South Dakota gubernatorial election 2006 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election 2014 November 2, 2010 File:Photo of Gov. Dennis Daugaard.jpg 150x150px Dennis Daugaard Matt Michels Republican Party (United States) 195,024 61.51% File:Scott Heidepriem cropped.jpg Scott Heidepriem Ben Arndt Democratic Party (United States) 122,010 38.49% 2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsDaugaard: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Heidepreim: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor Mike Rounds Republican Party (United States) Dennis Daugaard Republican Party (United States) 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. Republican candidate Dennis Daugaard was elected, defeating Democratic candidate Scott Heidepriem. Republican primary Candidates Dennis Daugaard, lieutenant governorhttp://newsok.com/dave-knudson-will-run-for-governor/article/feed/34192 Dave Knudson will run for governor December 23, 2008 January 12, 2009 NewsOK Chet Brokaw Gordon Howie, state senator Dave Knudson, State Senate majority leaderhttp://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=312090 https://archive.today/20110713180057/http://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=312090 dead July 13, 2011 Sen. Dave Knudson will run for governor December 23, 2008 January 12, 2009 KXNet.com Ken Knuppe, rancherDrew Sandholm. "INTERVIEW: Ken Knuppe On Education"May 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , ABC News affiliate KSFY-TV. July 3, 2009. Scott Munsterman, former mayor of Brookings http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_a82724ca-fbfb-11de-acc3-001cc4c03286.html Rapid City Journal January 7, 2010 February 3, 2010 Howie outlines conservative agenda for governor's campaign Kevin Woster Results thumb|260px|Primary results by county Daugaard #cc2f4a 60–70% #e27f90 50–60% #f2b3be 40–50% #ffccd0 <40% Munsterman #ffccaa <40% #ffb380 40–50% #ff9955 50–60% Howie #afe9af 30–40% Knuppe #f4eed7 <30% Republican primary resultshttps://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/SD South Dakota Primary Results Politico June 8, 2010 June 8, 2010 August 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823031212/http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/SD dead Dennis Daugaard Republican Party (United States) 42,266 50.4 Scott Munsterman Republican Party (United States) 14,733 17.6 Dave Knudson Republican Party (United States) 13,217 15.8 Gordon Howie Republican Party (United States) 10,430 12.4 Ken Knuppe Republican Party (United States) 3,186 3.8 83,832 100 Democratic primary Candidate Scott Heidepriem, State Senate minority leaderEmily Caldei Heidepriem Fills Party's South Dakota Gov Gap https://web.archive.org/web/20090803120343/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/07/heidepriem-gives-democrats-a-h.html August 3, 2009 . July 28, 2009. Eye on 2010 Blog, CQPolitics.com Results Heidepriem faced no opposition in the Democratic primary. General election Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php dead October 28, 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 28, 2010 Likely R October 14, 2010 Rothenberghttp://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2010-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 28, 2010 Safe R October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 28, 2010 Safe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2010102801/ THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 Likely R October 28, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor Race Ratings Chart: Governor CQ Politics October 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor October 5, 2010 Likely R October 28, 2010 Polling Poll source Dates administered Dennis Daugaard (R) Scott Heidepriem (D)Nielson Brothers PollingNielson Brothers Polling https://web.archive.org/web/20101028085033/http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/47076 October 28, 2010 October 20–22, 2010 43% 40%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 20, 2010 55% 36%Rasmussen Reports October 9, 2010 57% 37%Rasmussen Reports September 8, 2010 57% 28%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 3, 2010 59% 27%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 6, 2010 52% 35%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 10, 2010 52% 36%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 26, 2010 51% 36%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports April 21, 2010 53% 33%Rasmussen Reports March 25, 2010 49% 32%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports February 23, 2010 41% 32%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling December 10–13, 2009 42% 29% Results 2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Dennis Daugaard 195,046 61.51% -0.18% Democratic Party (United States) Scott Heidepriem 122,037 38.49% +2.36% 317,083 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/Archive/2002-2011Assets/2010GeneralCanvass.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260809084323/https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/Archive/2002-2011Assets/2010GeneralCanvass.pdf August 9, 2026 live State Canvass Nelson Chris Chris Nelson (American politician) November 9, 2010 Secretary of State of South Dakota August 14, 2026Dennis DaugaardRepublicanScott HeidepriemDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Aurora78857.10%59242.90%19614.20%1,380Beadle3,93157.11%2,95242.89%97914.22%6,883Bennett61959.86%41540.14%20419.73%1,034Bon Homme1,55355.27%1,25744.73%29610.53%2,810Brookings6,55559.45%4,47140.55%2,08418.90%11,026Brown8,54159.49%5,81640.51%2,72518.98%14,357Brule1,30161.14%82738.86%47422.27%2,128Buffalo12427.74%32372.26%-199-44.52%447Butte2,57570.16%1,09529.84%1,48040.33%3,670Campbell61678.77%16621.23%45057.54%782Charles Mix2,10760.23%1,39139.77%71620.47%3,498Clark97958.24%70241.76%27716.48%1,681Clay2,30249.60%2,33950.40%-37-0.80%4,641Codington6,35261.91%3,90838.09%2,44423.82%10,260Corson42549.94%42650.06%-1-0.12%851Custer2,59865.94%1,34234.06%1,25631.88%3,940Davison4,57563.16%2,66836.84%1,90726.33%7,243Day1,32148.32%1,41351.68%-92-3.37%2,734Deuel1,18458.12%85341.88%33116.25%2,037Dewey65542.62%88257.38%-227-14.77%1,537Douglas1,25576.01%39623.99%85952.03%1,651Edmunds1,13163.50%65036.50%48127.01%1,781Fall River2,02566.03%1,04233.97%98332.05%3,067Faulk69363.75%39436.25%29927.51%1,087Grant2,08760.37%1,37039.63%71720.74%3,457Gregory1,30763.94%73736.06%57027.89%2,044Haakon78376.09%24623.91%53752.19%1,029Hamlin1,69264.24%94235.76%75028.47%2,634Hand96752.58%87247.42%955.17%1,839Hanson1,17067.79%55632.21%61435.57%1,726Harding46569.30%20630.70%25938.60%671Hughes5,62672.94%2,08727.06%3,53945.88%7,713Hutchinson2,09165.94%1,08034.06%1,01131.88%3,171Hyde48367.36%23432.64%24934.73%717Jackson61464.70%33535.30%27929.40%949Jerauld61154.21%51645.79%958.43%1,127Jones42773.75%15226.25%27547.50%579Kingsbury1,42657.92%1,03642.08%39015.84%2,462Lake3,22562.62%1,92537.38%1,30025.24%5,150Lawrence6,39763.19%3,72636.81%2,67126.39%10,123Lincoln11,83166.03%6,08733.97%5,74432.06%17,918Lyman84060.78%54239.22%29821.56%1,382Marshall96552.47%87447.53%914.95%1,839McCook1,51760.58%98739.42%53021.17%2,504McPherson90175.40%29424.60%60750.79%1,195Meade6,44769.40%2,84330.60%3,60438.79%9,290Mellette40254.03%34245.97%608.06%744Miner59553.27%52246.73%736.54%1,117Minnehaha38,31459.09%26,52840.91%11,78618.18%64,842Moody1,53456.19%1,19643.81%33812.38%2,730Pennington24,44366.49%12,31933.51%12,12432.98%36,762Perkins84362.35%50937.65%33424.70%1,352Potter93671.45%37428.55%56242.90%1,310Roberts1,85248.63%1,95651.37%-104-2.73%3,808Sanborn67358.17%48441.83%18916.34%1,157Shannon42317.76%1,95982.24%-1,536-64.48%2,382Spink1,64456.28%1,27743.72%36712.56%2,921Stanley95066.85%47133.15%47933.71%1,421Sully52971.49%21128.51%31842.97%740Todd63032.24%1,32467.76%-694-35.52%1,954Tripp1,74569.52%76530.48%98039.04%2,510Turner2,29060.34%1,50539.66%78520.69%3,795Union3,87464.83%2,10235.17%1,77229.65%5,976Walworth1,59571.69%63028.31%96543.37%2,225Yankton5,40662.67%3,22037.33%2,18625.34%8,626Ziebach29143.63%37656.37%-85-12.74%667Totals195,04661.51%122,03738.49%73,00923.03%317,083 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin) Day (largest city: Webster) Dewey (largest city: North Eagle Butte) Roberts (largest city: Sisseton) Ziebach (largest city: Dupree) References External links 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 Governor 2010 South Dakota