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2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election
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
.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Dennis Daugaard, incumbent governor
Lora Hubbel, former state representative and former chair of the
Minnehaha County
Republican Party
Declined
Stan Adelstein
,
state senator
Stace Nelson
, state representative
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Joe Lowe, former state director of
wildland fire suppression
and former mayor of
Mission Viejo, California
Susan Wismer, state representative
Declined
Jason Frerichs
, Minority Leader of the
South Dakota Senate
Bryce Healy, former commissioner of schools and
public lands
Scott Heidepriem
, former state senator and nominee for governor
in 2010
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
, former U.S. Representative
Mike Huether, Mayor of
Sioux Falls
Steve Jarding
, educator, lecturer and political consultant
Pat O'Brien
, author,
television anchor
and radio host
Results
Independents and
Third Parties
Candidates
Declared
Mike Myers, former
University of South Dakota School of Law
professor and former CEO of
Mayo Clinic
Failed to make the ballot
Curtis Strong,
Tea Party
activist
General election
Predictions
Polling
Hypothetical polling
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