The2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect thegovernor andlieutenant governor of South Dakota , concurrently with theelection of South Dakota'sClass II U.S. Senate seat , as well as other elections to theUnited States Senate in other states, elections to theUnited States House of Representatives , and various state and local elections.
IncumbentRepublican governorDennis Daugaard ran for re-election to a second term in office. He won the Republican primary and ran again with incumbent lieutenant governorMatt Michels . TheDemocrats nominated State RepresentativeSusan Wismer , who chose former state representativeSusy Blake as her running mate.Independent Mike Myers also ran, whose running mate was former Republican state representativeLora Hubbel .
Republican primary results[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Dennis Daugaard (incumbent) 60,017 80.87 Republican Lora Hubbel 14,196 19.13 Total votes 74,213 100
Democratic primary results[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Susan Wismer 15,311 55.49 Democratic Joe Lowe 12,283 44.51 Total votes 27,594 100
Independents and third parties [ edit ] Running mate:Lora Hubbel , former Republican state representative and Republican candidate for governor in 2014. Myers' initial running mate was Caitlin Collier, an attorney and Democratic candidate for the state house in 2008. After Collier announced her withdrawal from the race in June 2014 because of a family illness,[ 20] [ 21] Secretary of State of South Dakota Jason Gant refused to remove Collier's name, saying that state law had no provision for replacing an Independent candidate on the ballot.[ 21] [ 22] Lawrence L. Piersol of theUnited States District Court for the District of South Dakota ruled in Myers' favor.[ 23] [ 24] Failed to make the ballot [ edit ] Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Dennis Susan Mike Other Undecided Monmouth University [ 31] October 24–27, 2014 429 ± 4.7% 68% 29% 1% — 2% SurveyUSA [ 32] October 21–26, 2014 611 ± 4% 54% 34% 5% — 7% Mason-Dixon [ 33] October 20–23, 2014 800 ± 3.5% 62% 26% 5% — 7% NBC News /Marist [ 34] October 19–23, 2014 730 LV ± 3.6% 67% 28% — 1% 4% 990 RV ± 3.1% 67% 26% — 2% 5% CBS News /NYT /YouGov [ 35] October 16–23, 2014 527 ± 8% 54% 28% — 3% 15% Harper Polling [ 36] October 9–11, 2014 630 ± 3.9% 53% 35% — 8% 4% SurveyUSA [ 37] October 1–5, 2014 616 ± 4% 59% 30% 7% — 5% CBS News /NYT /YouGov [ 38] September 20–October 1, 2014 382 ± 7% 57% 31% — 2% 10% Nielson Brothers Polling [ 39] September 21–25, 2014 607 ± 3.35% 53% 28% 10% — 9% SurveyUSA [ 40] September 3–7, 2014 510 ± 4.4% 54% 34% 6% — 7% CBS News /NYT /YouGov [ 41] August 18–September 2, 2014 526 ± 6% 55% 28% — 1% 16% Nielson Brothers Polling [ 42] July 23–28, 2014 572 ± 4.07% 53% 29% 7% — 12% CBS News /NYT /YouGov [ 43] July 5–24, 2014 630 ± 4.5% 66% 27% — 2% 5% Rasmussen Reports [ 44] June 4–5, 2014 750 ± 4% 55% 35% — 3% 7% SurveyUSA [ 45] May 6–10, 2014 504 ± 4.5% 56% 23% 13% — 9%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin of Dennis Joe Mike Other Undecided SurveyUSA [ 45] May 6–10, 2014 504 ± 4.5% 57% 21% 11% — 10% Rasmussen Reports [ 44] February 25–26, 2014 500 ± 4.5% 63% 23% — 5% 9%
South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2014[ 46] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Dennis Daugaard (incumbent) 195,477 70.47% +8.96% Democratic Susan Wismer 70,549 25.43% −13.06% Independent Michael J. Myers 11,377 4.10% N/A Total votes 277,403 100.0% N/A Republican hold
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ Ellis, Jonathan (March 25, 2014)."Daugaard officially launches re-election bid in Sioux Falls" .Argus Leader the original on March 25, 2014. RetrievedMarch 25, 2014 . ^ Montgomery, David (October 15, 2013)."Political Smokeout blog: Lora Hubbel running for governor" .Political Smokeout . Archived fromthe original on October 16, 2013. RetrievedOctober 15, 2013 . ^ "Could Rapid City's Stan Adelstein still run for Governor?" . February 24, 2013. RetrievedJune 26, 2013 .^ Ellis, Jonathan (January 2, 2014)."Health problem forces Stan Adelstein to resign from state Senate" .Argus Leader the original on January 27, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2014 . ^ "Stace Nelson to announce run for U.S. Senate" .Argus Leader the original on August 13, 2013. RetrievedAugust 13, 2013 .^a b "Primary Election - June 3, 2014" . South Dakota Secretary of State. RetrievedJuly 17, 2014 .^ "Former S.D. wildfire suppression manager running for governor as Democrat" .Argus Leader the original on December 11, 2013. RetrievedDecember 10, 2013 .^ Montgomery, David (January 28, 2014)."Rep. Susan Wismer, a Democrat, enters governor's race" .Argus Leader the original on February 26, 2014. RetrievedFebruary 26, 2014 . ^ Oster, Jerry (November 4, 2013)."SD Democrats Still Searching for A Governor Candidate" .Radio 570 WNAX . RetrievedDecember 11, 2013 . ^ "A sign from the MSM that Wismer might be the Democrat's candidate" .South Dakota War College . October 24, 2013. Archived fromthe original on March 3, 2016. RetrievedDecember 11, 2013 .^ "Frerichs' political future" .Political Smokeout . May 29, 2013. RetrievedJuly 9, 2013 .^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on March 25, 2014. RetrievedMarch 21, 2014 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Now what about U.S. House and governor" . May 13, 2013. Archived fromthe original on December 15, 2013. RetrievedJuly 1, 2013 .^a b c "Clarity Polls SD Governor's Race: Herseth Sandlin, Huether, or Heidepriem?" . February 27, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. RetrievedJuly 1, 2013 .^ "UPDATED: South Dakota's Stephanie Herseth Sandlin will not run for U.S. Senate seat" .Chicago Tribune the original on December 13, 2013. RetrievedDecember 11, 2013 .^ Atyeo, J.L. (November 11, 2013)."Huether files paperwork to run for re-election; Barth, Hildebrand considering bids" .Argus Leader the original on December 11, 2013. RetrievedDecember 11, 2013 . ^ Heidelberger, Cory (January 26, 2014)."Jarding Not Running, Not Jumping to Support Robinson and Lowe" .Madville Times . Archived from the original on January 27, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2014 . ^ Montgomery, David (May 21, 2013)."Next up for SD politics — Pat O'Brien?" .Political Smokeout . RetrievedAugust 13, 2013 . ^ Ellis, Jonathan (August 17, 2013)."Former USD law professor to run for governor" .Argus Leader the original on August 19, 2013. RetrievedAugust 19, 2013 . ^ "VERY QUIETLY, MIKE MYERS LOSES RUNNING MATE. MAYBE. COLLIER ATTEMPTS TO WITHDRAW FROM BALLOT, BUT MAY BE BARRED BY LAW FROM LEAVING" .Dakota War College . June 26, 2014. Archived fromthe original on November 4, 2014. RetrievedNovember 4, 2014 .^a b "A new lieutenant for Myers, but law doesn't allow switch" .Argus Leader . July 3, 2014. Archived fromthe original on November 4, 2014. RetrievedNovember 4, 2014 .^ "Myers Plans Lawsuit To Get Running Mate Change On Ballot" .Keloland Television . July 29, 2014. Archived fromthe original on November 4, 2014. RetrievedNovember 4, 2014 .^ "Judge Rules In Favor Of SD Gubernatorial Candidate" .KDLT . August 18, 2014. Archived fromthe original on November 4, 2014. RetrievedNovember 4, 2014 .^ "Judge orders Gant to add Lora Hubbel to LG ballot" .Argus Leader . August 18, 2014. RetrievedNovember 4, 2014 .^ Montgomery, David (November 25, 2013)."Curtis Strong enters gubernatorial race" .Political Smokeout . RetrievedDecember 11, 2013 . ^ "South Dakota Constitution Party Gubernatorial Nominee's Primary Petition Rejected by Secretary of State" .Ballot Access News . March 28, 2014. RetrievedDecember 11, 2013 .^ "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedSeptember 3, 2018 .^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . RetrievedSeptember 3, 2018 .^ "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings" .Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2018 .^ "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races" . Real Clear Politics. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2018 .^ Monmouth University ^ SurveyUSA ^ Mason-Dixon ^ NBC News/Marist ^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov ^ Harper Polling Archived 2014-10-21 at theWayback Machine ^ SurveyUSA ^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov ^ Nielson Brothers Polling ^ SurveyUSA ^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov ^ Nielson Brothers Polling ^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov ^a b Rasmussen Reports ^a b SurveyUSA ^ General Election - November 4.2014 Official campaign websites (archived)
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