2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Country:	South Dakota
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2010
Next Election:	2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2018
Election Date:	November 4, 2014
Image1:	File:Dennis Daugaard in 2017.jpg
Nominee1:	Dennis Daugaard
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Running Mate1:	Matt Michels
Popular Vote1:	195,477
Percentage1:	70.47%
Nominee2:	Susan Wismer
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Running Mate2:	Susy Blake
Popular Vote2:	70,549
Percentage2:	25.43%
Map Size:	251px
Governor
Before Election:	Dennis Daugaard
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Dennis Daugaard
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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^[1]
• Lora Hubbel, former state representative and former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party^[2]

Declined

• Stan Adelstein, state senator^{[3] [4]}
• Stace Nelson, state representative (running for the U.S. Senate)^[5]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Lowe, former state director of wildland fire suppression and former mayor of Mission Viejo, California^[6]
• Susan Wismer, state representative^{[7] [8] [9]}

Declined

• Jason Frerichs, Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate^{[10] [11]}
• Bryce Healy, former commissioner of schools and public lands^[12]
• Scott Heidepriem, former state senator and nominee for governor in 2010^[13]
• Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, former U.S. Representative^{[13] [14]}
• Mike Huether, Mayor of Sioux Falls (running for re-election)^{[13] [15]}
• Steve Jarding, educator, lecturer and political consultant^[16]
• Pat O'Brien, author, television anchor and radio host^[17]

Results

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Myers (Independent), former University of South Dakota School of Law professor and former CEO of Mayo Clinic^[18]

• 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,^{[19] [20]} Myers attempted to replace her with Hubbel, who had run against Daugaard in the Republican primary. However, 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.^[20] In July, Myers sued the Secretary of State to allow him to change his running mate^[21] and on August 18, federal judge Lawrence L. Piersol of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota ruled in Myers' favor.^{[22] [23]}

Failed to make the ballot

• Curtis Strong (Constitution), Tea Party activist^{[24] [25]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[26]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[27]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[28]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[29]		November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Dennis Daugaard (R)	Susan Wismer (D)	Mike Myers (I)	Other	Undecided
Monmouth University	October 24–27, 2014	429	± 4.7%	align=center	68%	29%	1%	—	2%
SurveyUSA	October 21–26, 2014	611	± 4%	align=center	54%	34%	5%	—	7%
Mason-Dixon	October 20–23, 2014	800	± 3.5%	align=center	62%	26%	5%	—	7%
NBC News/Marist	align=center rowspan=2	October 19–23, 2014	730 LV	± 3.6%	align=center	67%	28%	—	1%	4%
	990 RV	± 3.1%	align=center	67%	26%	—	2%	5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	527	± 8%	align=center	54%	28%	—	3%	15%
Harper Polling	October 9–11, 2014	630	± 3.9%	align=center	53%	35%	—	8%	4%
SurveyUSA	October 1–5, 2014	616	± 4%	align=center	59%	30%	7%	—	5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20–October 1, 2014	382	± 7%	align=center	57%	31%	—	2%	10%
Nielson Brothers Polling	September 21–25, 2014	607	± 3.35%	align=center	53%	28%	10%	—	9%
SurveyUSA	September 3–7, 2014	510	± 4.4%	align=center	54%	34%	6%	—	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18–September 2, 2014	526	± 6%	align=center	55%	28%	—	1%	16%
Nielson Brothers Polling	July 23–28, 2014	572	± 4.07%	align=center	53%	29%	7%	—	12%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	630	± 4.5%	align=center	66%	27%	—	2%	5%
Rasmussen Reports	June 4–5, 2014	750	± 4%	align=center	55%	35%	—	3%	7%
SurveyUSA	May 6–10, 2014	504	± 4.5%	align=center	56%	23%	13%	—	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Dennis Daugaard (R)	Joe Lowe (D)	Mike Myers (I)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	May 6–10, 2014	504	± 4.5%	align=center	57%	21%	11%	—	10%
Rasmussen Reports	February 25–26, 2014	500	± 4.5%	align=center	63%	23%	—	5%	9%

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Clay (Largest city: Vermillion)
• Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin)
• Day (largest city: Webster)
• Dewey (Largest city: North Eagle Butte)
• Roberts (largest city: Sisseton)
• Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Marshall (largest city: Britton)

See also

• 2014 United States Senate elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites (Archived)

• Dennis Daugaard
• Lora Hubbel
• Joe Lowe
• Mike Myers
• Curtis Strong
• Susan Wismer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daugaard officially launches re-election bid in Sioux Falls. March 25, 2014. March 25, 2014. Argus Leader. Jonathan. Ellis. dead. https://archive.today/20140325200645/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20140325/UPDATES/303250041/Daugaard-officially-launches-re-election-bid-Sioux-Falls. March 25, 2014.
2. Web site: Political Smokeout blog: Lora Hubbel running for governor. October 15, 2013. October 15, 2013. Political Smokeout. David. Montgomery. October 16, 2013. https://archive.today/20131016012941/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131015/UPDATES/131015014/-1/rss09. dead.
3. Web site: Could Rapid City's Stan Adelstein still run for Governor?. February 24, 2013. June 26, 2013.
4. Web site: Health problem forces Stan Adelstein to resign from state Senate. https://archive.today/20140127173208/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20140102/NEWS/301020014/Health-problem-forces-Stan-Adelstein-resign-from-state-Senate. dead. January 27, 2014. Argus Leader. Ellis. Jonathan. January 2, 2014. January 27, 2014.
5. Web site: Stace Nelson to announce run for U.S. Senate. https://archive.today/20130813165456/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20130813/UPDATES/130813001/Stace-Nelson-announce-run-U-S-Senate?nclick_check=1. dead. August 13, 2013. Argus Leader. August 13, 2013. August 13, 2013.
6. Web site: Former S.D. wildfire suppression manager running for governor as Democrat. December 1, 2013. December 10, 2013. Argus Leader. dead. https://archive.today/20131211055228/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131201/UPDATES/131201011/Former-S-D-wildfire-suppression-manager-running-governor-Democrat. December 11, 2013.
7. Web site: Rep. Susan Wismer, a Democrat, enters governor's race. https://archive.today/20140226145007/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20140128/UPDATES/140128023/Rep-Susan-Wismer-Democrat-enters-governor-s-race. dead. February 26, 2014. January 28, 2014. February 26, 2014. Argus Leader. David. Montgomery.
8. Web site: SD Democrats Still Searching for A Governor Candidate. November 4, 2013. December 11, 2013. Radio 570 WNAX. Jerry. Oster.
9. Web site: A sign from the MSM that Wismer might be the Democrat's candidate. October 24, 2013. December 11, 2013. South Dakota War College. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223503/http://dakotawarcollege.com/a-sign-from-the-msm-that-wismer-might-be-the-democrats-sacrificial-lamb-candidate/. March 3, 2016. dead.
10. Web site: Frerichs' political future. 29 May 2013. 9 July 2013. Political Smokeout.
11. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325222718/http://sdsos.gov/content/html/elections/electvoterpdfs/2014/ElectionCandidates.pdf . 2014-03-25 .
12. Web site: Now what about U.S. House and governor. May 13, 2013. July 1, 2013. December 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215213723/http://my605.com/pierrereview/?p=8667. dead.
13. Web site: Clarity Polls SD Governor's Race: Herseth Sandlin, Huether, or Heidepriem?. February 27, 2013. July 1, 2013.
14. Web site: UPDATED: South Dakota's Stephanie Herseth Sandlin will not run for U.S. Senate seat. May 13, 2013. December 11, 2013. Chicago Tribune. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213183704/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/aan-herseth-sandlin-says-she-will-not-run-for-senate-according-to-facebook-page-20130513,0,2761218.story. December 13, 2013. dead.
15. Web site: Huether files paperwork to run for re-election; Barth, Hildebrand considering bids. November 11, 2013. December 11, 2013. Argus Leader. J.L.. Atyeo. dead. https://archive.today/20131211061032/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20131111/UPDATES/311110042/. December 11, 2013.
16. Web site: Jarding Not Running, Not Jumping to Support Robinson and Lowe. Madville Times. Heidelberger. Cory. January 26, 2014. January 27, 2014.
17. Web site: Next up for SD politics — Pat O'Brien?. May 21, 2013. August 13, 2013. Political Smokeout. David. Montgomery.
18. Web site: Former USD law professor to run for governor. https://archive.today/20130819151853/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20130817/NEWS/308170021/Former-USD-law-professor-run-governor. dead. August 19, 2013. August 17, 2013. August 19, 2013. Argus Leader. Jonathan. Ellis.
19. Web site: VERY QUIETLY, MIKE MYERS LOSES RUNNING MATE. MAYBE. COLLIER ATTEMPTS TO WITHDRAW FROM BALLOT, BUT MAY BE BARRED BY LAW FROM LEAVING.. June 26, 2014. November 4, 2014. Dakota War College. https://web.archive.org/web/20141104180552/http://dakotawarcollege.com/very-quietly-mike-myers-loses-running-mate-maybe-collier-attempts-to-withdraw-from-ballot-but-may-be-barred-by-law-from-leaving/. November 4, 2014. dead.
20. Web site: A new lieutenant for Myers, but law doesn't allow switch. July 3, 2014. November 4, 2014. Argus Leader. dead. https://archive.today/20141104145358/http://www.argusleader.com/story/davidmontgomery/2014/07/03/myers-lieutenant-governor/12196695/. November 4, 2014.
21. Web site: Myers Plans Lawsuit To Get Running Mate Change On Ballot. July 29, 2014. November 4, 2014. Keloland Television.
22. Web site: Judge Rules In Favor Of SD Gubernatorial Candidate. August 18, 2014. November 4, 2014. KDLT. November 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141104175754/http://www.kdlt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37880&Itemid=57. dead.
23. Web site: Judge orders Gant to add Lora Hubbel to LG ballot. August 18, 2014. November 4, 2014. Argus Leader.
24. Web site: Curtis Strong enters gubernatorial race. November 25, 2013 . December 11, 2013. Political Smokeout. David. Montgomery.
25. Web site: South Dakota Constitution Party Gubernatorial Nominee's Primary Petition Rejected by Secretary of State. March 28, 2014. December 11, 2013. Ballot Access News.
26. Web site: 2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014 . The Cook Political Report . September 3, 2018.
27. Web site: The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks . Sabato's Crystal Ball . September 3, 2018.
28. Web site: 2014 Gubernatorial Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . September 3, 2018.
29. Web site: 2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races . Real Clear Politics . September 3, 2018.