South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2006

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2006

November 7, 2006

120px Nominee Mike Rounds Jack Billion Party Republican Democratic Running mate Dennis Daugaard Eric Abrahamson Popular vote 206,990 121,226 Percentage 61.69% 36.13%

Governor before election Mike Rounds Republican Elected Governor Mike Rounds Republican

The South Dakota gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Rounds defeated Democrat Jack Billion to serve a second term as Governor.

Democratic Primary

Candidates

• Jack Billion, former South Dakota State Representative
• Dennis Weise, president of the South Dakota Farmers Union

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Billion	22,527	61.91
	Democratic	Dennis Weise	13,862	38.09
Total votes			36,389	100.00

Republican Primary

Candidates

• Mike Rounds, incumbent Governor of South Dakota

Results

Governor Rounds faced no opposition in the Republican primary.

Minor parties

Libertarian Party

• Tom Gerber

Constitution Party

• Steven J. Willis, small business owner, Navy veteran, conservative activist

General election

Election results

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Rounds (inc.)	206,990	61.69%	+4.93%
	Democratic	Jack Billion	121,226	36.13%	-5.79%
	Constitution	Steven J. Willis	4,010	1.20%
	Libertarian	Tom Gerber	3,282	0.98%	+0.39%
Majority			85,764	25.56%	+10.72%
Turnout			335,508
	Republican hold		Swing

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Election results by county.

See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006

External links

• Jack Billion Campaign Site
• Mike Rounds Campaign Site
• Steven J. Willis Campaign Site