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2002 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Mike Rounds won the 2002 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Mike Rounds received 189,920 popular votes (56.8%). The main challenger was Jim Abbott (41.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Rounds and Abbott

Rounds +14.9 pts · won by 49,657 votes
Mike RoundsRepublicanWINNER56.8%
189,920 votes
Jim AbbottDemocratic41.9%
140,263 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.