Biggest wins for SD Governor

Below are four lists of the general election results by winning candidates for South Dakota governor, ranking them by percentage of the vote won, total votes cast, percentage margin, and vote total margin. (A chronological list of general elections for SD Governor is posted here.)

Winning gubernatorial candidates, by percentage

% VOTE	CANDIDATE	PARTY	YEAR	STATUS
70.90%	William J. Janklow	R	1982	Incumbent
70.50%	Dennis Daugaard	R	2014	Incumbent
70.20%	Sigurd Anderson	R	1952	Incumbent
69.40%	Arthur C. Mellette	R	1889	Territorial Gov
68.30%	Samuel H. Elrod	R	1904	Open seat
67.20%	George T. Mickelson	R	1946	Open seat
65.50%	M. Q. Sharpe	R	1944	Incumbent
65.30%	Coe I. Crawford	R	1906	Open seat
64.70%	Charles N. Herreid	R	1902	Incumbent
64.00%	William J. Janklow	R	1998	Incumbent
61.98%	Kristi Noem	R	2022	Incumbent
61.70%	M. Michael Rounds	R	2006	Incumbent
61.50%	Dennis Daugaard	R	2010	Open seat
61.50%	M. Q. Sharpe	R	1942	Open seat
61.10%	George T. Mickelson	R	1948	Incumbent
60.90%	Sigurd Anderson	R	1950	Open seat
60.00%	Richard F. Kneip	D	1972	Incumbent
58.90%	George S. Mickelson	R	1990	Incumbent
58.60%	Tom Berry	D	1934	Incumbent
58.40%	Robert S. Vessey	R	1910	Incumbent
57.70%	Nils Boe	R	1966	Incumbent
57.70%	Frank Farrar	R	1968	Open seat
56.80%	M. Michael Rounds	R	2002	Open seat
56.70%	Joe Foss	R	1954	Open seat
56.60%	Peter Norbeck	R	1916	Open seat
56.60%	William J. Janklow	R	1978	Open seat
56.30%	William H. McMaster	R	1920	Open seat
56.30%	Charles N. Herreid	R	1900	Open seat
56.10%	Archie Gubbrud	R	1962	Incumbent
55.60%	Tom Berry	D	1932	Challenger
55.40%	William J. Janklow	R	1994	Former Gov
55.30%	Robert S. Vessey	R	1908	Open seat
55.10%	Harlan J. Bushfield	R	1940	Incumbent
54.80%	Richard F. Kneip	D	1970	Challenger
54.40%	Joe Foss	R	1956	Incumbent
54.00%	Harlan J. Bushfield	R	1938	Open seat
53.90%	Carl Gunderson	R	1924	Open seat
53.60%	Richard F. Kneip	D	1974	Incumbent
53.20%	Peter Norbeck	R	1918	Incumbent
53.00%	Warren E. Green	R	1930	Open seat
52.60%	Charles H. Sheldon	R	1894	Incumbent
52.50%	William J. Bulow	D	1928	Incumbent
51.80%	George S. Mickelson	R	1986	Open seat
51.70%	Nils Boe	R	1964	Open seat
51.60%	Leslie Jensen	R	1936	Challenger
51.40%	Ralph Herseth	D	1958	Open seat
51.00%	Kristi Noem	R	2018	Open seat
50.70%	Archie Gubbrud	R	1960	Challenger
50.10%	Frank M. Byrne	R	1914	Incumbent
49.80%	Andrew E. Lee	POP	1896	Open seat
49.70%	Andrew E. Lee	POP	1898	Incumbent
48.90%	Frank M. Byrne	R	1912	Open seat
47.50%	Charles H. Sheldon	R	1892	Open seat
47.40%	William J. Bulow	D	1926	Challenger
45.00%	William H. McMaster	R	1922	Incumbent
44.50%	Arthur C. Mellette	R	1890	Incumbent

Winning gubernatorial candidates, by total votes cast

VOTES	CANDIDATE	PARTY	YEAR	STATUS
217,013	Kristi Noem	R	2022	Incumbent
206,990	M. Michael Rounds	R	2006	Incumbent
203,102	Sigurd Anderson	R	1952	Incumbent
197,426	William J. Janklow	R	1982	Incumbent
195,477	Dennis Daugaard	R	2014	Incumbent
195,017	Dennis Daugaard	R	2010	Open seat
189,920	M. Michael Rounds	R	2002	Open seat
185,012	Richard F. Kneip	D	1972	Incumbent
172,912	Kristi Noem	R	2018	Open seat
172,515	William J. Janklow	R	1994	Former Gov
172,228	Tom Berry	D	1934	Incumbent
167,686	Harlan J. Bushfield	R	1940	Incumbent
166,621	William J. Janklow	R	1998	Incumbent
159,646	Frank Farrar	R	1968	Open seat
158,819	Joe Foss	R	1956	Incumbent
158,058	Tom Berry	D	1932	Challenger
154,530	Archie Gubbrud	R	1960	Challenger
154,254	Sigurd Anderson	R	1950	Open seat
152,543	George S. Mickelson	R	1986	Open seat
151,659	Leslie Jensen	R	1936	Challenger
151,198	George S. Mickelson	R	1990	Incumbent
150,151	Nils Boe	R	1964	Open seat
149,883	George T. Mickelson	R	1948	Incumbent
149,362	Harlan J. Bushfield	R	1938	Open seat
149,151	Richard F. Kneip	D	1974	Incumbent
148,646	M. Q. Sharpe	R	1944	Incumbent
147,116	William J. Janklow	R	1978	Open seat
143,682	Archie Gubbrud	R	1962	Incumbent
136,016	William J. Bulow	D	1928	Incumbent
133,878	Joe Foss	R	1954	Open seat
132,761	Ralph Herseth	D	1958	Open seat
131,710	Nils Boe	R	1966	Incumbent
131,616	Richard F. Kneip	D	1970	Challenger
109,894	Carl Gunderson	R	1924	Open seat
109,786	M. Q. Sharpe	R	1942	Open seat
108,998	George T. Mickelson	R	1946	Open seat
107,643	Warren E. Green	R	1930	Open seat
103,592	William H. McMaster	R	1920	Open seat
87,136	William J. Bulow	D	1926	Challenger
78,984	William H. McMaster	R	1922	Incumbent
72,789	Peter Norbeck	R	1916	Open seat
68,561	Samuel H. Elrod	R	1904	Open seat
62,989	Robert S. Vessey	R	1908	Open seat
61,744	Robert S. Vessey	R	1910	Incumbent
57,160	Frank M. Byrne	R	1912	Open seat
53,964	Arthur C. Mellette	R	1889	Territorial Gov
53,803	Charles N. Herreid	R	1900	Open seat
51,175	Peter Norbeck	R	1918	Incumbent
49,138	Frank M. Byrne	R	1914	Incumbent
48,709	Coe I. Crawford	R	1906	Open seat
48,196	Charles N. Herreid	R	1902	Incumbent
41,187	Andrew E. Lee	POP	1896	Open seat
40,381	Charles H. Sheldon	R	1894	Incumbent
37,319	Andrew E. Lee	POP	1898	Incumbent
34,487	Arthur C. Mellette	R	1890	Incumbent
33,414	Charles H. Sheldon	R	1892	Open seat

Winning gubernatorial candidates, by percentage margin

% MARGIN	CANDIDATE	PARTY	YEAR	STATUS
45.00%	Dennis Daugaard	R	2014	Incumbent
43.60%	Samuel H. Elrod	R	1904	Open seat
41.70%	William J. Janklow	R	1982	Incumbent
40.30%	Sigurd Anderson	R	1952	Incumbent
38.70%	Arthur C. Mellette	R	1889	Territorial Gov
38.60%	Coe I. Crawford	R	1906	Open seat
36.00%	Charles N. Herreid	R	1902	Incumbent
34.30%	George T. Mickelson	R	1946	Open seat
31.20%	William J. Janklow	R	1998	Incumbent
31.00%	M. Q. Sharpe	R	1944	Incumbent
31.00%	Carl Gunderson	R	1924	Open seat
30.00%	William H. McMaster	R	1920	Open seat
27.10%	Peter Norbeck	R	1918	Incumbent
26.81%	Kristi Noem	R	2022	Incumbent
25.60%	M. Michael Rounds	R	2006	Incumbent
23.00%	Dennis Daugaard	R	2010	Open seat
23.00%	M. Q. Sharpe	R	1942	Open seat
22.50%	Robert S. Vessey	R	1910	Incumbent
22.20%	George T. Mickelson	R	1948	Incumbent
21.80%	Sigurd Anderson	R	1950	Open seat
20.10%	Richard F. Kneip	D	1972	Incumbent
18.00%	Charles H. Sheldon	R	1894	Incumbent
17.90%	Tom Berry	D	1934	Incumbent
17.80%	George S. Mickelson	R	1990	Incumbent
17.30%	Peter Norbeck	R	1916	Open seat
16.30%	William H. McMaster	R	1922	Incumbent
15.90%	Robert S. Vessey	R	1908	Open seat
15.50%	Charles H. Sheldon	R	1892	Open seat
15.40%	Nils Boe	R	1966	Incumbent
15.30%	Frank Farrar	R	1968	Open seat
14.90%	Frank M. Byrne	R	1914	Incumbent
14.80%	M. Michael Rounds	R	2002	Open seat
14.80%	William J. Janklow	R	1994	Former Gov
14.40%	Charles N. Herreid	R	1900	Open seat
13.30%	Joe Foss	R	1954	Open seat
13.30%	William J. Janklow	R	1978	Open seat
13.20%	Tom Berry	D	1932	Challenger
12.80%	Arthur C. Mellette	R	1890	Incumbent
12.20%	Archie Gubbrud	R	1962	Incumbent
10.30%	Harlan J. Bushfield	R	1940	Incumbent
9.70%	Richard F. Kneip	D	1970	Challenger
8.80%	Joe Foss	R	1956	Incumbent
7.90%	Harlan J. Bushfield	R	1938	Open seat
7.20%	Richard F. Kneip	D	1974	Incumbent
7.10%	William J. Bulow	D	1926	Challenger
6.70%	Warren E. Green	R	1930	Open
5.50%	William J. Bulow	D	1928	Incumbent
3.60%	George S. Mickelson	R	1986	Open seat
3.40%	Kristi Noem	R	2018	Open seat
3.30%	Nils Boe	R	1964	Open seat
3.20%	Leslie Jensen	R	1936	Challenger
2.80%	Frank M. Byrne	R	1912	Open seat
2.80%	Ralph Herseth	D	1958	Open seat
1.50%	Archie Gubbrud	R	1960	Challenger
0.50%	Andrew E. Lee	POP	1898	Incumbent
0.40%	Andrew E. Lee	POP	1896	Open seat

Winning gubernatorial candidates, by vote margin

MARGIN	CANDIDATE	PARTY	YEAR	STATUS
124,928	Dennis Daugaard	R	2014	Incumbent
116,689	Sigurd Anderson	R	1952	Incumbent
116,290	William J. Janklow	R	1982	Incumbent
93,887	Kristi Noem	R	2022	Incumbent
85,764	M. Michael Rounds	R	2006	Incumbent
81,148	William J. Janklow	R	1998	Incumbent
73,014	Dennis Daugaard	R	2010	Open seat
70,370	M. Q. Sharpe	R	1944	Incumbent
63,231	Carl Gunderson	R	1924	Open seat
61,847	Richard F. Kneip	D	1972	Incumbent
55,704	George T. Mickelson	R	1946	Open seat
55,192	Sigurd Anderson	R	1950	Open seat
55,166	William H. McMaster	R	1920	Open seat
54,394	George T. Mickelson	R	1948	Incumbent
52,751	Tom Berry	D	1934	Incumbent
49,657	M. Michael Rounds	R	2002	Open seat
46,242	William J. Janklow	R	1994	Former Gov
45,673	George S. Mickelson	R	1990	Incumbent
43,789	Samuel H. Elrod	R	1904	Open seat
42,386	Frank Farrar	R	1968	Open seat
41,080	M. Q. Sharpe	R	1942	Open seat
37,585	Tom Berry	D	1932	Challenger
35,206	Nils Boe	R	1966	Incumbent
34,437	William J. Janklow	R	1978	Open seat
31,501	Joe Foss	R	1954	Open seat
31,258	Harlan J. Bushfield	R	1940	Incumbent
31,244	Archie Gubbrud	R	1962	Incumbent
30,124	Arthur C. Mellette	R	1889	Territorial
28,786	Coe I. Crawford	R	1906	Open seat
28,575	William H. McMaster	R	1922	Incumbent
26,800	Charles N. Herreid	R	1902	Incumbent
26,057	Peter Norbeck	R	1918	Incumbent
25,621	Joe Foss	R	1956	Incumbent
23,761	Robert S. Vessey	R	1910	Incumbent
23,269	Richard F. Kneip	D	1970	Challenger
22,244	Peter Norbeck	R	1916	Open seat
21,877	Harlan J. Bushfield	R	1938	Open seat
20,074	Richard F. Kneip	D	1974	Incumbent
18,152	Robert S. Vessey	R	1908	Open seat
14,596	Frank M. Byrne	R	1914	Incumbent
14,373	William J. Bulow	D	1928	Incumbent
13,813	Charles H. Sheldon	R	1894	Incumbent
13,712	Charles N. Herreid	R	1900	Open seat
13,689	Warren E. Green	R	1930	Open seat
13,035	William J. Bulow	D	1926	Challenger
11,458	Kristi Noem	R	2018	Open seat
10,890	Charles H. Sheldon	R	1892	Open seat
10,645	George S. Mickelson	R	1986	Open seat
9,896	Arthur C. Mellette	R	1890	Incumbent
9,732	Nils Boe	R	1964	Open seat
9,404	Leslie Jensen	R	1936	Challenger
7,241	Ralph Herseth	D	1958	Open seat
4,435	Archie Gubbrud	R	1960	Challenger
3,310	Frank M. Byrne	R	1912	Open seat
370	Andrew E. Lee	POP	1898	Incumbent
319	Andrew E. Lee	POP	1896	Open seat