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  | 61.51% | 38.49%

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

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| Governor before election

Mike Rounds
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| Elected Governor

Dennis Daugaard
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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

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### Candidates

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* Dennis Daugaard, Lieutenant Governor[1][2]
* Gordon Howie, State Senator[3]
* Dave Knudson, State Senate Majority Leader[1][2]
* Ken Knuppe, rancher[4]
* Scott Munsterman, former mayor of Brookings[3]

### Results

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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  | %

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| 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

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### Candidate

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* Scott Heidepriem, State Senate Minority Leader[6]

### Results

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Heidepriem faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.

## General election

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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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

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Poll source  | Dates administered  | Dennis Daugaard (R)  | Scott Heidepriem (D)

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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

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South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2010[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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* Day (largest city: Webster)
* Roberts (largest city: Sisseton)
* Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)
* Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin)
* Dewey (Largest city: North Eagle Butte)

## References

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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

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* 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

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