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1982 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1982 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Bill Janklow won the 1982 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Bill Janklow received 197,429 popular votes (70.9%). The main challenger was Mike O'Connor (29.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Janklow and O'Connor

Janklow +41.8 pts · won by 116,293 votes
Bill JanklowRepublicanWINNER70.9%
197,429 votes
Mike O'ConnorDemocratic29.1%
81,136 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.