2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota presidential no 1998 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1998 2006 South Dakota gubernatorial election 2006 November 2, 2002 File:Mike Rounds official photo.JPG 150x150px Mike Rounds Dennis Daugaard Republican Party (United States) 189,920 56.77% 3x4.svg Jim Abbott Michael Wilson Democratic Party (United States) 140,263 41.92% 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County results Rounds: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Abbott: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor Bill Janklow Republican Party (United States) Mike Rounds Republican Party (United States) The 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2002 to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Governor Bill Janklow was term-limited and couldn't seek reelection to a third consecutive (and fifth overall) term. Janklow instead ran successfully for the at-large district in the United States House of Representatives. Republican nominee Mike Rounds was elected with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jim Abbott by a margin of almost 15%. Democratic primary Candidates Jim Abbott, President of the University of South Dakota, former South Dakota State Representative Ron J. Volesky, South Dakota State Senator Jim Hutmacher, South Dakota State Senator Robert Hockett Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_electioninfo02_statewideprimaryofficialret.shtm#Gov-D South Dakota Secretary of State, Shantel Krebs 2011-05-07 2011-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110416214400/http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_electioninfo02_statewideprimaryofficialret.shtm#Gov-D dead Jim Abbott Democratic Party (United States) 46,794 68.78 Ron J. Volesky Democratic Party (United States) 11,481 16.87 Jim Hutmacher Democratic Party (United States) 8,847 13.00 Robert Hockett Democratic Party (United States) 915 1.34 68,037 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Mike Rounds, former South Dakota State Senator Mark Barnett, Attorney General of South Dakota Steve T. Kirby, former Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota Campaign Rounds' victory was one of South Dakota's greatest political upsets.January 2015 Until late in 2001, then-Congressman John Thune was the front-runner for the nomination. When Thune passed on the race in order to challenge Senator Tim Johnson, state Attorney General Mark Barnett and former Lieutenant Governor Steve T. Kirby quickly became candidates. Rounds declared his candidacy late, in December 2001 and was out-raised and outspent ten-to-one by each of his opponents.August 2010 However, the contest between Kirby and Barnett soon became very negative and "dirty". Barnett attacked Kirby for not investing in companies based in South Dakota and for his involvement with Collagenesis, a company which removed skin from donated human cadavers and processed them for use. It became the subject of a massive scandal when it was revealed that the company was using the skins for much more lucrative cosmetic surgery like lip and penis enhancements while burn victims "lie waiting in hospitals as nurses scour the country for skin to cover their wounds, even though skin is in plentiful supply for plastic surgeons".https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/markos-moulitas/21113-gops-flesh-eating-zombie-candidate/ GOP's flesh-eating zombie candidate 26 February 2008 1 April 2013 The Hill Markos Moulitsas Kirby invested in the company after the scandal broke and Barnett attacked him for it in television advertisements.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW1LDv-Vh5g https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/jW1LDv-Vh5g 2021-12-15 live Collagenesis 5 November 2006 1 April 2013 YouTube However, the advertisements backfired because "the claims were so outlandish, that people thought for sure that they were exaggerated or completely fabricated."http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/02/28/465674/-SD-Sen-2002-ad-against-Flesh-Eating-Zombie SD-Sen: 2002 ad against Flesh Eating Zombie 28 February 2008 1 April 2013 Daily Kos As the two front-runners concentrated on attacking each other, Rounds insisted on running a positive campaign and was not attacked by his opponents. Rounds' positive image and extensive knowledge of state government won him many supporters who were alienated by the front-runners. On the day of the primary election, Rounds won a stunning victory, with 44.3% of the vote to Barnett's 29.5% and Kirby's 26.1%.August 2010 Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_electioninfo02_statewideprimaryofficialret.shtm#Gov-R South Dakota Secretary of State, Shantel Krebs 2011-05-07 2011-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110416214400/http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_electioninfo02_statewideprimaryofficialret.shtm#Gov-R dead Mike Rounds Republican Party (United States) 49,331 44.34 Mark Barnett Republican Party (United States) 32,868 29.54 Steve T. Kirby Republican Party (United States) 29,065 26.12 111,264 100.00 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com:80/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065752/http://www.cookpolitical.com/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 December 8, 2002 Governor Updated October 31, 2002 The Cook Political Report The Cook Political Report en October 31, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Lean ROctober 31, 2002Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/governor_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021212142349/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/governor_all.htm December 12, 2002 Governors Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Likely RNovember 4, 2002 Results South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2002http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_electioninfo02_governorofficialret.shtm South Dakota Secretary of State, Shantel Krebs 2011-05-07 2011-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110515155904/http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_electioninfo02_governorofficialret.shtm dead Republican Party (United States) Mike Rounds 189,920 56.77% -7.27% Democratic Party (United States) Jim Abbott 140,263 41.92% +9.07% Independent politician James P. Carlson 2,393 0.72% Libertarian Party (United States) Nathan A. Barton 1,983 0.59% -1.10% 49,657 14.84% -16.35% 334,559 Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Day (largest city: Webster) Roberts (largest city: Sisseton) Ziebach (largest city: Dupree) Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin) Bennett (largest city: Martin) Bon Homme (Largest city: Springfield) References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Mike Rounds (R) for Governor Jim Abbott (D) for Governor 2002 South Dakota Gubernatorial