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Dakota gubernatorial election">2006</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Rounds_official_photo.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Mike_Rounds_official_photo.JPG/114px-Mike_Rounds_official_photo.JPG" decoding="async" width="114" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Mike_Rounds_official_photo.JPG/170px-Mike_Rounds_official_photo.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Mike_Rounds_official_photo.JPG/227px-Mike_Rounds_official_photo.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1668" data-file-height="2200" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" 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Abbott">Jim Abbott</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Running mate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Daugaard" title="Dennis Daugaard">Dennis Daugaard</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wilson_(South_Dakota_politician)" title="Mike Wilson (South Dakota politician)">Michael Wilson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>189,920</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">140,263 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>56.8%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">41.9% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/260px-2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/390px-2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png 1.5x, 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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#6674de; color:#6674de;">    </span> 60–70%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#584cde; color:#584cde;">    </span> 70–80%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#3933e5; color:#3933e5;">    </span> 80–90%</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Governor before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Bill_Janklow" title="Bill Janklow">Bill Janklow</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected Governor</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rounds" title="Mike Rounds">Mike Rounds</a><br /> 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<li><a href="/wiki/1909_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1909 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1913 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1918 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1920 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1924 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1926 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1930 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1932 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1936 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_Senate_elections_in_South_Dakota" title="1938 United States Senate elections in South Dakota">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_Senate_elections_in_South_Dakota" title="1938 United States Senate elections in South Dakota">1938 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1942 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1944 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1948 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1954 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1956 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1962 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1966 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1968 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1972 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1974 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1978 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1980 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1986 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1992 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1996 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2002 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2008 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2014 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2020 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 United States Senate election in South Dakota">2026</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1889 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1890</a></li> <li>1891 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1891_South_Dakota%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1891 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election">AL sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1908</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1908_South_Dakota%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election">AL sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2004 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2004</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_South_Dakota%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" title="2004 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election">AL sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2016 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2018 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2020 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2022 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Dakota" title="Government of South Dakota">State government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> General elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_South_Dakota_elections" title="2010 South Dakota elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_South_Dakota_elections" title="2014 South Dakota elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_South_Dakota_elections" title="2018 South Dakota elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_South_Dakota_elections" title="2020 South Dakota elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_South_Dakota_elections" title="2022 South Dakota elections">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">Gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1889 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1890 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1892 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1894 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1896 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1898 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1900 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1902 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1904 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1910 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1912 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1916 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1920 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1922 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1924 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1926 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1930 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1932 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1934 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1936 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1938 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1940 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1942 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1944 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1950 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1952 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1954 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1956 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1958 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1960 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1962 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1964 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1968 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1970 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1974 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1986 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1994 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1998 South Dakota gubernatorial election">1998</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 South Dakota gubernatorial election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_South_Dakota" title="Secretary of State of South Dakota">Secretary of State elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_South_Dakota_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2022 South Dakota Secretary of State election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_South_Dakota" title="Attorney General of South Dakota">Attorney General elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_South_Dakota_Attorney_General_election" title="2018 South Dakota Attorney General election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_South_Dakota_Attorney_General_election" title="2022 South Dakota Attorney General election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_South_Dakota_Senate_election" title="2020 South Dakota Senate election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_South_Dakota_Senate_election" title="2022 South Dakota Senate election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2020 South Dakota House of Representatives election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2022 South Dakota House of Representatives election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Ballot_measure" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballot measure">Ballot measures</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> 2006</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <a href="/wiki/2006_South_Dakota_Amendment_C" title="2006 South Dakota Amendment C">Amendment C</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> 2008</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <p><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Small_Investors_Protection_Act" title="South Dakota Small Investors Protection Act">Measure 9</a> </p> <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Open_and_Clean_Government_Act" title="South Dakota Open and Clean Government Act">Measure 10</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> 2020</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <p><a href="/wiki/2020_South_Dakota_Amendment_A" title="2020 South Dakota Amendment A">Amendment A</a> </p> <a href="/wiki/2020_South_Dakota_Measure_26" title="2020 South Dakota Measure 26">Measure 26</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> 2024</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <p><a href="/wiki/2024_South_Dakota_Amendment_E" title="2024 South Dakota Amendment E">Amendment E</a> </p><p><a href="/wiki/2024_South_Dakota_Amendment_G" title="2024 South Dakota Amendment G">Amendment G</a> </p> <a href="/wiki/2024_South_Dakota_Amendment_H" title="2024 South Dakota Amendment H">Amendment H</a></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls,_South_Dakota" title="Sioux Falls, South Dakota">Sioux Falls</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> City elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Sioux_Falls_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Sioux Falls elections (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Sioux_Falls_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Sioux Falls elections (page does not exist)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Sioux_Falls_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Sioux Falls elections (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Sioux_Falls_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 Sioux Falls elections (page does not exist)">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Sioux_Falls_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 Sioux Falls elections (page does not exist)">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2020_Sioux_Falls_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2020 Sioux Falls elections (page does not exist)">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_Sioux_Falls_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022 Sioux Falls elections (page does not exist)">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2024_Sioux_Falls_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2024 Sioux Falls elections (page does not exist)">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Mayoral elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_Sioux_Falls_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022 Sioux Falls mayoral election (page does not exist)">2022</a></li></ul></td> 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elections (page does not exist)">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2024_Rapid_City_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2024 Rapid City elections (page does not exist)">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2026_Rapid_City_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2026 Rapid City elections (page does not exist)">2026</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Mayoral elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_Rapid_City_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022 Rapid City mayoral election (page does not exist)">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Pierre,_South_Dakota" title="Pierre, South Dakota">Pierre</a></div><div 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Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Governor of South Dakota">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Janklow" title="Bill Janklow">Bill Janklow</a> was term-limited and couldn't seek reelection to a third consecutive (and fifth overall) term. Janklow instead ran successfully for the <a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">at-large district in the United States House of Representatives</a>. <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rounds" title="Mike Rounds">Mike Rounds</a> was elected with 56.8% of the vote, defeating <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee <a href="/wiki/James_W._Abbott" title="James W. Abbott">Jim Abbott</a> by a margin of almost 15%. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Democratic_primary">Democratic primary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Democratic primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_W._Abbott" title="James W. Abbott">Jim Abbott</a>, President of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Dakota" title="University of South Dakota">University of South Dakota</a>, former <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">South Dakota State Representative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_J._Volesky" title="Ron J. Volesky">Ron J. Volesky</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="South Dakota State Senate">South Dakota State Senator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hutmacher" title="Jim Hutmacher">Jim Hutmacher</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="South Dakota State Senate">South Dakota State Senator</a></li> <li>Robert Hockett</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Democratic primary results<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/James_W._Abbott" title="James W. Abbott">Jim Abbott</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>46,794 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>68.78 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ron_J._Volesky" title="Ron J. Volesky">Ron J. Volesky</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">11,481 </td> <td style="text-align:right">16.87 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hutmacher" title="Jim Hutmacher">Jim Hutmacher</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">8,847 </td> <td style="text-align:right">13.00 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Robert Hockett </td> <td style="text-align:right">915 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.34 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>68,037 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Republican_primary">Republican primary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Republican primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_2">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rounds" title="Mike Rounds">Mike Rounds</a>, former <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="South Dakota State Senate">South Dakota State Senator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Barnett_(lawyer)" title="Mark Barnett (lawyer)">Mark Barnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_South_Dakota" title="Attorney General of South Dakota">Attorney General of South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_T._Kirby" title="Steve T. Kirby">Steve T. Kirby</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota">Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rounds' victory was one of South Dakota's greatest political upsets.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Until late in 2001, then-Congressman <a href="/wiki/John_Thune" title="John Thune">John Thune</a> was the front-runner for the nomination. When Thune passed on the race in order to challenge Senator <a href="/wiki/Tim_Johnson_(South_Dakota_politician)" title="Tim Johnson (South Dakota politician)">Tim Johnson</a>, state Attorney General <a href="/wiki/Mark_Barnett_(Attorney_General)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Barnett (Attorney General)">Mark Barnett</a> and former Lieutenant Governor <a href="/wiki/Steve_T._Kirby" title="Steve T. Kirby">Steve T. Kirby</a> quickly became candidates. Rounds declared his candidacy late, in December 2001 and was out-raised and outspent ten-to-one by each of his opponents.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>However, the contest between Kirby and Barnett soon became very negative and "dirty". Barnett attacked Kirby for not investing in companies based in South Dakota and for his involvement with Collagenesis, a company which removed skin from donated human cadavers and processed them for use. It became the subject of a massive scandal when it was revealed that the company was using the skins for much more lucrative cosmetic surgery like lip and penis enhancements while burn victims "lie waiting in hospitals as nurses scour the country for skin to cover their wounds, even though skin is in plentiful supply for plastic surgeons".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kirby invested in the company after the scandal broke and Barnett attacked him for it in television advertisements.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the advertisements backfired because "the claims were so outlandish, that people thought for sure that they were exaggerated or completely fabricated."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the two front-runners concentrated on attacking each other, Rounds insisted on running a positive campaign and was not attacked by his opponents. Rounds' positive image and extensive knowledge of state government won him many supporters who were alienated by the front-runners. On the day of the primary election, Rounds won a stunning victory, with 44.3% of the vote to Barnett's 29.5% and Kirby's 26.1%.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_2">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Republican primary results<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rounds" title="Mike Rounds">Mike Rounds</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>49,331 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>44.34 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Barnett_(lawyer)" title="Mark Barnett (lawyer)">Mark Barnett</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">32,868 </td> <td style="text-align:right">29.54 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_T._Kirby" title="Steve T. Kirby">Steve T. Kirby</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">29,065 </td> <td style="text-align:right">26.12 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>111,264 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_election">General election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: General election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Predictions">Predictions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Predictions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Source </th> <th>Ranking </th> <th>As of </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Cook_Political_Report" class="mw-redirect" title="The Cook Political Report">The Cook Political Report</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value="2">Lean R </td> <td>October 31, 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sabato%27s_Crystal_Ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabato's Crystal Ball">Sabato's Crystal Ball</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value="3">Likely R </td> <td>November 4, 2002 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_3">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2002<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rounds" title="Mike Rounds">Mike Rounds</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>189,920 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>56.77% </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>−7.27% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_W._Abbott" title="James W. Abbott">Jim Abbott</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">140,263 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">41.92% </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+9.07% </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td class="fn">James P. Carlson </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2,393 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.72% </td> <td style="color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center;" class="table-na"> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #FED105; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> </td> <td class="fn">Nathan A. Barton </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,983 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">0.59% </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−1.10% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">49,657 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">14.84% </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−16.35% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">334,559 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #E81B23"> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>hold</b> </td> <th style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Swing_(politics)" title="Swing (politics)">Swing</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Counties_that_flipped_from_Republican_to_Democratic">Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Day_County,_South_Dakota" title="Day County, South Dakota">Day</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Webster,_South_Dakota" title="Webster, South Dakota">Webster</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberts_County,_South_Dakota" title="Roberts County, South Dakota">Roberts</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Sisseton,_South_Dakota" title="Sisseton, South Dakota">Sisseton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ziebach_County,_South_Dakota" title="Ziebach County, South Dakota">Ziebach</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Dupree,_South_Dakota" title="Dupree, South Dakota">Dupree</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corson_County,_South_Dakota" title="Corson County, South Dakota">Corson</a> (Largest city: <a href="/wiki/McLaughlin,_South_Dakota" title="McLaughlin, South Dakota">McLaughlin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennett_County,_South_Dakota" title="Bennett County, South Dakota">Bennett</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Martin,_South_Dakota" title="Martin, South Dakota">Martin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Homme_County,_South_Dakota" title="Bon Homme County, South Dakota">Bon Homme</a> (Largest city: <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_South_Dakota" title="Springfield, South Dakota">Springfield</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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Columbia">shadow</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Hawaii" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii">Hawaii</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Hawaii%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_elections" title="2002–03 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special elections">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a 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title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont" title="2002 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming" title="2002 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2002 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Alabama_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Alabama gubernatorial election">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Alaska_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Alaska gubernatorial election">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Arizona_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Arizona gubernatorial election">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_California_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 California gubernatorial election">California</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Colorado_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Colorado gubernatorial election">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Connecticut_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Connecticut gubernatorial election">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Washington,_D.C._mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Washington, D.C. mayoral election">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Florida_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Florida gubernatorial election">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Georgia_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Georgia gubernatorial election">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Hawaii_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Idaho_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Idaho gubernatorial election">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Illinois_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Illinois gubernatorial election">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Iowa gubernatorial election">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Kansas gubernatorial election">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Maine gubernatorial election">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Maryland gubernatorial election">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Michigan_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Michigan gubernatorial election">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Nebraska gubernatorial election">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Nevada_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Nevada gubernatorial election">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 New Hampshire gubernatorial election">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_York_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 New York gubernatorial election">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Ohio_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Ohio gubernatorial election">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Oregon_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Oregon gubernatorial election">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">Pennsylvania</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Tennessee gubernatorial election">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Texas_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Texas gubernatorial election">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Vermont gubernatorial election">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Wyoming_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Wyoming gubernatorial election">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:2002_United_States_Attorney_General_elections" title="Category:2002 United States Attorney General elections">State Attorneys General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_California_Attorney_General_election" title="2002 California Attorney General election">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Florida_Attorney_General_election" title="2002 Florida Attorney General election">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Michigan_Attorney_General_election" title="2002 Michigan Attorney General election">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_York_Attorney_General_election" title="2002 New York Attorney General election">New York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2002 United States state legislative elections">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Arizona_Senate_election" title="2002 Arizona Senate election">Arizona Senate</a></li> <li>California <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_California_State_Assembly_election" title="2002 California State Assembly election">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_California_State_Senate_election" title="2002 California State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Connecticut_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Connecticut State Senate election">Connecticut Senate</a></li> <li>Delaware <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Delaware_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 Delaware House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Delaware_Senate_election" title="2002 Delaware Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2002 Iowa Senate election">Iowa Senate</a></li> <li>Maryland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2002 Maryland House of Delegates election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Maryland_Senate_election" title="2002 Maryland Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Michigan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Michigan_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 Michigan House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Michigan_Senate_election" title="2002 Michigan Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Minnesota <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 Minnesota House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Minnesota_Senate_election" title="2002 Minnesota Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 Montana House of Representatives election">Montana House</a></li> <li>North Carolina <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_North_Carolina_Senate_election" title="2002 North Carolina Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pennsylvania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Texas_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 Texas House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Texas_Senate_election" title="2002 Texas Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:2002_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:2002 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Anaheim_mayoral_election" title="2002 Anaheim mayoral election">Anaheim, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Dallas_mayoral_special_election" title="2002 Dallas mayoral special election">Dallas, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr> (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Irvine_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Irvine mayoral election">Irvine, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Long_Beach,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Long Beach, California mayoral election">Long Beach, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2002 New Orleans mayoral election">New Orleans, <abbr title="Louisiana">LA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Oakland_mayoral_election" title="2002 Oakland mayoral election">Oakland, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Providence,_Rhode_Island_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election">Providence, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_San_Jose_mayoral_election" title="2002 San Jose mayoral election">San Jose, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Tulsa_mayoral_election" title="2002 Tulsa mayoral election">Tulsa, <abbr title="Oklahoma">OK</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Washington,_D.C.,_mayoral_election" title="2002 Washington, D.C., mayoral election">Washington, DC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_United_States_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 United States state elections (page does not exist)">States<br />generally</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Alabama_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Alabama state elections (page does not exist)">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Alaska_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Alaska state elections (page does not exist)">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Arizona_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Arizona state elections (page does not exist)">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Arkansas_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Arkansas state elections (page does not exist)">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_California_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 California state elections (page does not exist)">California</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Colorado_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Colorado state elections (page does not exist)">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Connecticut_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Connecticut state elections (page does not exist)">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Delaware_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Delaware state elections (page does not exist)">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Florida_statewide_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Florida statewide elections (page does not exist)">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Georgia_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Georgia state elections (page does not exist)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Hawaii_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Hawaii state elections (page does not exist)">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Idaho_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Idaho state elections (page does not exist)">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Illinois_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Illinois state elections (page does not exist)">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Indiana_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Indiana state elections (page does not exist)">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Iowa_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Iowa state elections (page does not exist)">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Kansas_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Kansas state elections (page does not exist)">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Kentucky_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Kentucky state elections (page does not exist)">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Louisiana_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Louisiana state elections (page does not exist)">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Maine_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Maine state elections (page does not exist)">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Maryland_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Maryland state elections (page does not exist)">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Massachusetts_elections" title="2002 Massachusetts elections">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Michigan_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Michigan state elections (page does not exist)">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Minnesota_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Minnesota state elections (page does not exist)">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Mississippi_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Mississippi state elections (page does not exist)">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Missouri_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Missouri state elections (page does not exist)">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Montana_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Montana state elections (page does not exist)">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Nebraska_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Nebraska state elections (page does not exist)">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Nevada_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Nevada state elections (page does not exist)">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_New_Hampshire_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 New Hampshire state elections (page does not exist)">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_New_Jersey_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 New Jersey state elections (page does not exist)">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_New_Mexico_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 New Mexico state elections (page does not exist)">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_York_state_elections" title="2002 New York state elections">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_North_Carolina_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 North Carolina state elections (page does not exist)">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_North_Dakota_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 North Dakota state elections (page does not exist)">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Ohio_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Ohio state elections (page does not exist)">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Oklahoma_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 Oklahoma state elections">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Oregon%27s_statewide_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Oregon's statewide elections (page does not exist)">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_state_elections" title="2002 Pennsylvania state elections">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Rhode_Island_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Rhode Island state elections (page does not exist)">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_South_Carolina_state_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 South Carolina state elections (page does not exist)">South Carolina</a></li> 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