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1994 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1994 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Bill Janklow won the 1994 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Bill Janklow received 172,515 popular votes (55.4%). The main challenger was Jim Beddow (40.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Janklow and Beddow

Janklow +14.9 pts · won by 46,242 votes
Bill JanklowRepublicanWINNER55.4%
172,515 votes
Jim BeddowDemocratic40.5%
126,273 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.