2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election

2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election

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Nominee Dennis Daugaard Susan Wismer
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Matt Michels Susy Blake
Popular vote 195,477 70,549
Percentage 70.47% 25.43%

Daugaard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Wismer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      40–50%

Governor before election

Dennis Daugaard
Republican

Elected Governor

Dennis Daugaard
Republican

The 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, concurrently with the election of South Dakota's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican governor Dennis Daugaard ran for re-election to a second term in office. He won the Republican primary and ran again with incumbent lieutenant governor Matt Michels. The Democrats nominated State Representative Susan Wismer, who chose former state representative Susy Blake as her running mate. Independent Mike Myers also ran, whose running mate was former Republican state representative Lora Hubbel.