1970-11-03 Gubernatorial Election Results for South Dakota

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County	Turnout	Richard Kneip (D)		Frank Farrar* (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aurora	78%	1,210	62.1%	738	37.9%	0	0.0%	472	1,948
Beadle	64%	4,655	54.3%	3,916	45.7%	0	0.0%	739	8,571
Bennett	39%	333	50.2%	330	49.8%	0	0.0%	3	663
Bon Homme	70%	2,328	60.5%	1,521	39.5%	0	0.0%	807	3,849
Brookings	51%	4,012	53.2%	3,536	46.8%	0	0.0%	476	7,548
Brown	55%	6,863	53.7%	5,915	46.3%	0	0.0%	948	12,778
Brule	69%	1,531	63.0%	900	37.0%	0	0.0%	631	2,431
Buffalo	60%	244	53.5%	212	46.5%	0	0.0%	32	456
Butte	54%	1,145	44.2%	1,448	55.8%	0	0.0%	-303	2,593
Campbell	65%	301	25.4%	886	74.6%	0	0.0%	-585	1,187
Charles Mix	65%	2,431	64.2%	1,355	35.8%	0	0.0%	1,076	3,786
Clark	79%	1,447	52.7%	1,300	47.3%	0	0.0%	147	2,747
Clay	41%	2,087	57.2%	1,560	42.8%	0	0.0%	527	3,647
Codington	63%	4,080	54.7%	3,376	45.3%	0	0.0%	704	7,456
Corson	61%	741	46.2%	863	53.8%	0	0.0%	-122	1,604
Custer	63%	1,049	57.8%	766	42.2%	0	0.0%	283	1,815
Davison	63%	3,962	58.2%	2,843	41.8%	0	0.0%	1,119	6,805
Day	75%	2,507	61.9%	1,543	38.1%	0	0.0%	964	4,050
Deuel	68%	1,359	57.1%	1,023	42.9%	0	0.0%	336	2,382
Dewey	52%	685	48.8%	720	51.2%	0	0.0%	-35	1,405
Douglas	69%	1,019	53.3%	892	46.7%	0	0.0%	127	1,911
Edmunds	79%	1,445	54.4%	1,209	45.6%	0	0.0%	236	2,654
Fall River	56%	1,203	45.3%	1,455	54.7%	0	0.0%	-252	2,658
Faulk	72%	876	50.9%	845	49.1%	0	0.0%	31	1,721
Grant	66%	1,946	54.7%	1,610	45.3%	0	0.0%	336	3,556
Gregory	59%	1,420	57.9%	1,031	42.1%	0	0.0%	389	2,451
Haakon	66%	539	50.5%	528	49.5%	0	0.0%	11	1,067
Hamlin	83%	1,414	53.3%	1,237	46.7%	0	0.0%	177	2,651
Hand	79%	1,474	51.4%	1,391	48.6%	0	0.0%	83	2,865
Hanson	76%	1,049	63.0%	616	37.0%	0	0.0%	433	1,665
Harding	64%	345	47.9%	376	52.1%	0	0.0%	-31	721
Hughes	70%	2,077	42.8%	2,776	57.2%	0	0.0%	-699	4,853
Hutchinson	64%	2,192	51.8%	2,043	48.2%	0	0.0%	149	4,235
Hyde	76%	632	54.2%	533	45.8%	0	0.0%	99	1,165
Jackson	31%	378	52.7%	339	47.3%	0	0.0%	39	717
Jerauld	78%	803	50.8%	778	49.2%	0	0.0%	25	1,581
Jones	73%	495	62.0%	304	38.0%	0	0.0%	191	799
Kingsbury	70%	1,791	51.4%	1,694	48.6%	0	0.0%	97	3,485
Lake	66%	2,715	55.6%	2,172	44.4%	0	0.0%	543	4,887
Lawrence	52%	2,856	49.8%	2,882	50.2%	0	0.0%	-26	5,738
Lincoln	63%	2,422	54.4%	2,034	45.6%	0	0.0%	388	4,456
Lyman	69%	808	50.8%	783	49.2%	0	0.0%	25	1,591
Marshall	73%	1,347	50.3%	1,333	49.7%	0	0.0%	14	2,680
McCook	78%	2,204	63.5%	1,265	36.5%	0	0.0%	939	3,469
McPherson	66%	641	30.2%	1,484	69.8%	0	0.0%	-843	2,125
Meade	37%	2,074	58.6%	1,467	41.4%	0	0.0%	607	3,541
Mellette	64%	407	47.5%	450	52.5%	0	0.0%	-43	857
Miner	74%	1,333	63.2%	775	36.8%	0	0.0%	558	2,108
Minnehaha	54%	17,465	54.8%	14,422	45.2%	0	0.0%	3,043	31,887
Moody	65%	1,788	59.8%	1,204	40.2%	0	0.0%	584	2,992
Pennington	43%	10,157	65.3%	5,409	34.7%	0	0.0%	4,748	15,566
Perkins	70%	952	45.2%	1,153	54.8%	0	0.0%	-201	2,105
Potter	69%	865	46.5%	995	53.5%	0	0.0%	-130	1,860
Roberts	64%	2,642	60.3%	1,736	39.7%	0	0.0%	906	4,378
Sanborn	77%	1,028	57.5%	760	42.5%	0	0.0%	268	1,788
Shannon	22%	523	64.1%	293	35.9%	0	0.0%	230	816
Spink	63%	2,413	56.9%	1,827	43.1%	0	0.0%	586	4,240
Stanley	75%	568	54.0%	484	46.0%	0	0.0%	84	1,052
Sully	74%	450	43.4%	587	56.6%	0	0.0%	-137	1,037
Todd	37%	585	49.1%	606	50.9%	0	0.0%	-21	1,191
Tripp	67%	1,650	50.4%	1,622	49.6%	0	0.0%	28	3,272
Turner	64%	2,127	52.1%	1,956	47.9%	0	0.0%	171	4,083
Union	60%	2,061	58.9%	1,436	41.1%	0	0.0%	625	3,497
Walworth	64%	1,373	44.0%	1,748	56.0%	0	0.0%	-375	3,121
Washabaugh	n/a	155	54.2%	131	45.8%	0	0.0%	24	286
Yankton	52%	3,552	57.6%	2,616	42.4%	0	0.0%	936	6,168
Ziebach	52%	387	55.6%	309	44.4%	0	0.0%	78	696
TOTAL	58%	131,616	54.8%	108,347	45.2%	0	0.0%	23,269	239,963
Total R vote: 108,347 (45.2%)      Total D vote: 131,616 (54.8%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1970 Governor, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,210	62.1%
Frank Farrar* (R)	738	37.9%
TOTAL	1,948
Turnout: 78%

1970 Governor, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	4,655	54.3%
Frank Farrar* (R)	3,916	45.7%
TOTAL	8,571
Turnout: 64%

1970 Governor, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	333	50.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	330	49.8%
TOTAL	663
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,328	60.5%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,521	39.5%
TOTAL	3,849
Turnout: 70%

1970 Governor, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	4,012	53.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	3,536	46.8%
TOTAL	7,548
Turnout: 51%

1970 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	6,863	53.7%
Frank Farrar* (R)	5,915	46.3%
TOTAL	12,778
Turnout: 55%

1970 Governor, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,531	63.0%
Frank Farrar* (R)	900	37.0%
TOTAL	2,431
Turnout: 69%

1970 Governor, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	244	53.5%
Frank Farrar* (R)	212	46.5%
TOTAL	456
Turnout: 60%

1970 Governor, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,145	44.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,448	55.8%
TOTAL	2,593
Turnout: 54%

1970 Governor, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	301	25.4%
Frank Farrar* (R)	886	74.6%
TOTAL	1,187
Turnout: 65%

1970 Governor, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,431	64.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,355	35.8%
TOTAL	3,786
Turnout: 65%

1970 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,447	52.7%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,300	47.3%
TOTAL	2,747
Turnout: 79%

1970 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,087	57.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,560	42.8%
TOTAL	3,647
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	4,080	54.7%
Frank Farrar* (R)	3,376	45.3%
TOTAL	7,456
Turnout: 63%

1970 Governor, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	741	46.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	863	53.8%
TOTAL	1,604
Turnout: 61%

1970 Governor, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,049	57.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	766	42.2%
TOTAL	1,815
Turnout: 63%

1970 Governor, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	3,962	58.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	2,843	41.8%
TOTAL	6,805
Turnout: 63%

1970 Governor, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,507	61.9%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,543	38.1%
TOTAL	4,050
Turnout: 75%

1970 Governor, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,359	57.1%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,023	42.9%
TOTAL	2,382
Turnout: 68%

1970 Governor, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	685	48.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	720	51.2%
TOTAL	1,405
Turnout: 52%

1970 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,019	53.3%
Frank Farrar* (R)	892	46.7%
TOTAL	1,911
Turnout: 69%

1970 Governor, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,445	54.4%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,209	45.6%
TOTAL	2,654
Turnout: 79%

1970 Governor, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,203	45.3%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,455	54.7%
TOTAL	2,658
Turnout: 56%

1970 Governor, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	876	50.9%
Frank Farrar* (R)	845	49.1%
TOTAL	1,721
Turnout: 72%

1970 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,946	54.7%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,610	45.3%
TOTAL	3,556
Turnout: 66%

1970 Governor, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,420	57.9%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,031	42.1%
TOTAL	2,451
Turnout: 59%

1970 Governor, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	539	50.5%
Frank Farrar* (R)	528	49.5%
TOTAL	1,067
Turnout: 66%

1970 Governor, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,414	53.3%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,237	46.7%
TOTAL	2,651
Turnout: 83%

1970 Governor, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,474	51.4%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,391	48.6%
TOTAL	2,865
Turnout: 79%

1970 Governor, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,049	63.0%
Frank Farrar* (R)	616	37.0%
TOTAL	1,665
Turnout: 76%

1970 Governor, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	345	47.9%
Frank Farrar* (R)	376	52.1%
TOTAL	721
Turnout: 64%

1970 Governor, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,077	42.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	2,776	57.2%
TOTAL	4,853
Turnout: 70%

1970 Governor, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,192	51.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	2,043	48.2%
TOTAL	4,235
Turnout: 64%

1970 Governor, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	632	54.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	533	45.8%
TOTAL	1,165
Turnout: 76%

1970 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	378	52.7%
Frank Farrar* (R)	339	47.3%
TOTAL	717
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	803	50.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	778	49.2%
TOTAL	1,581
Turnout: 78%

1970 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	495	62.0%
Frank Farrar* (R)	304	38.0%
TOTAL	799
Turnout: 73%

1970 Governor, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,791	51.4%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,694	48.6%
TOTAL	3,485
Turnout: 70%

1970 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,715	55.6%
Frank Farrar* (R)	2,172	44.4%
TOTAL	4,887
Turnout: 66%

1970 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,856	49.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	2,882	50.2%
TOTAL	5,738
Turnout: 52%

1970 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,422	54.4%
Frank Farrar* (R)	2,034	45.6%
TOTAL	4,456
Turnout: 63%

1970 Governor, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	808	50.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	783	49.2%
TOTAL	1,591
Turnout: 69%

1970 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,347	50.3%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,333	49.7%
TOTAL	2,680
Turnout: 73%

1970 Governor, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,204	63.5%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,265	36.5%
TOTAL	3,469
Turnout: 78%

1970 Governor, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	641	30.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,484	69.8%
TOTAL	2,125
Turnout: 66%

1970 Governor, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,074	58.6%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,467	41.4%
TOTAL	3,541
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	407	47.5%
Frank Farrar* (R)	450	52.5%
TOTAL	857
Turnout: 64%

1970 Governor, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,333	63.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	775	36.8%
TOTAL	2,108
Turnout: 74%

1970 Governor, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	17,465	54.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	14,422	45.2%
TOTAL	31,887
Turnout: 54%

1970 Governor, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,788	59.8%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,204	40.2%
TOTAL	2,992
Turnout: 65%

1970 Governor, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	10,157	65.3%
Frank Farrar* (R)	5,409	34.7%
TOTAL	15,566
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	952	45.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,153	54.8%
TOTAL	2,105
Turnout: 70%

1970 Governor, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	865	46.5%
Frank Farrar* (R)	995	53.5%
TOTAL	1,860
Turnout: 69%

1970 Governor, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,642	60.3%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,736	39.7%
TOTAL	4,378
Turnout: 64%

1970 Governor, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,028	57.5%
Frank Farrar* (R)	760	42.5%
TOTAL	1,788
Turnout: 77%

1970 Governor, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	523	64.1%
Frank Farrar* (R)	293	35.9%
TOTAL	816
Turnout: 22%

1970 Governor, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,413	56.9%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,827	43.1%
TOTAL	4,240
Turnout: 63%

1970 Governor, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	568	54.0%
Frank Farrar* (R)	484	46.0%
TOTAL	1,052
Turnout: 75%

1970 Governor, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	450	43.4%
Frank Farrar* (R)	587	56.6%
TOTAL	1,037
Turnout: 74%

1970 Governor, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	585	49.1%
Frank Farrar* (R)	606	50.9%
TOTAL	1,191
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,650	50.4%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,622	49.6%
TOTAL	3,272
Turnout: 67%

1970 Governor, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,127	52.1%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,956	47.9%
TOTAL	4,083
Turnout: 64%

1970 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	2,061	58.9%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,436	41.1%
TOTAL	3,497
Turnout: 60%

1970 Governor, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	1,373	44.0%
Frank Farrar* (R)	1,748	56.0%
TOTAL	3,121
Turnout: 64%

1970 Governor, null
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	155	54.2%
Frank Farrar* (R)	131	45.8%
TOTAL	286
Turnout: n/a

1970 Governor, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	3,552	57.6%
Frank Farrar* (R)	2,616	42.4%
TOTAL	6,168
Turnout: 52%

1970 Governor, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Kneip (D)	387	55.6%
Frank Farrar* (R)	309	44.4%
TOTAL	696
Turnout: 52%