1998 South Dakota gubernatorial election

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Nominee	Bill Janklow	Bernie Hunhoff
Party	Republican	Democratic
Running mate	Carole Hillard	Elsie Meeks
Popular vote	166,621	85,473
Percentage	64.0%	32.9%

County results
Janklow: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Hunhoff: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90%

Governor before election

Bill Janklow
Republican

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Bill Janklow
Republican

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The 1998 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Republican incumbent Bill Janklow was re-elected, defeating Democratic nominee Bernie Hunhoff.

General election

Results

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Janklow (incumbent)	166,621	64.04%	+8.68%
	Democratic	Bernie Hunhoff	85,473	32.85%	−7.67%
	Libertarian	Bob Newland	4,389	1.69%	−2.43%
	Independent	Ronald Wieczorek	3,704	1.42%
Majority			81,148	31.19%	+16.35%
Turnout			260,187
	Republican hold		Swing

References

"1998 Gubernatorial General Election Results - South Dakota".

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