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1966 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1966 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Nils Boe won the 1966 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Nils Boe received 131,710 popular votes (57.71%). The main challenger was Robert Chamberlin (42.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Boe and Chamberlin

Boe +15.4 pts · won by 35,206 votes
Nils BoeRepublicanWINNER57.71%
131,710 votes
Robert ChamberlinDemocratic42.29%
96,504 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.