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1990 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

George Mickelson won the 1990 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. George Mickelson received 151,198 popular votes (58.9%). The main challenger was Bob Samuelson (41.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Mickelson and Samuelson

Mickelson +17.8 pts · won by 45,673 votes
George MickelsonRepublicanWINNER58.9%
151,198 votes
Bob SamuelsonDemocratic41.1%
105,525 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.