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2010 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2010 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Dennis Daugaard won the 2010 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Dennis Daugaard received 195,024 popular votes (61.51%). The main challenger was Scott Heidepriem (38.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Daugaard and Heidepriem

Daugaard +23.0 pts · won by 73,014 votes
Dennis DaugaardRepublicanWINNER61.51%
195,024 votes
Scott HeidepriemDemocratic38.49%
122,010 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.