1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for South Dakota

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County	Turnout	William Janklow (R)		Roger McKellips (D)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aurora	80%	1,022	53.1%	901	46.9%	0	0.0%	121	1,923
Beadle	59%	4,621	58.4%	3,287	41.6%	0	0.0%	1,334	7,908
Bennett	63%	687	60.2%	455	39.8%	0	0.0%	232	1,142
Bon Homme	59%	1,784	53.5%	1,553	46.5%	0	0.0%	231	3,337
Brookings	47%	4,529	55.9%	3,572	44.1%	0	0.0%	957	8,101
Brown	56%	7,943	57.0%	5,987	43.0%	0	0.0%	1,956	13,930
Brule	70%	1,313	53.8%	1,127	46.2%	0	0.0%	186	2,440
Buffalo	67%	217	36.1%	384	63.9%	0	0.0%	-167	601
Butte	57%	1,936	62.7%	1,152	37.3%	0	0.0%	784	3,088
Campbell	69%	883	78.8%	237	21.2%	0	0.0%	646	1,120
Charles Mix	66%	2,292	57.2%	1,718	42.8%	0	0.0%	574	4,010
Clark	77%	1,783	67.5%	860	32.5%	0	0.0%	923	2,643
Clay	45%	1,641	36.4%	2,868	63.6%	0	0.0%	-1,227	4,509
Codington	54%	4,721	64.7%	2,574	35.3%	0	0.0%	2,147	7,295
Corson	56%	928	56.8%	707	43.2%	0	0.0%	221	1,635
Custer	61%	1,327	57.9%	964	42.1%	0	0.0%	363	2,291
Davison	53%	3,239	51.4%	3,059	48.6%	0	0.0%	180	6,298
Day	71%	2,096	53.9%	1,796	46.1%	0	0.0%	300	3,892
Deuel	64%	1,355	59.1%	936	40.9%	0	0.0%	419	2,291
Dewey	62%	862	47.0%	971	53.0%	0	0.0%	-109	1,833
Douglas	74%	1,448	71.2%	585	28.8%	0	0.0%	863	2,033
Edmunds	77%	1,571	59.7%	1,061	40.3%	0	0.0%	510	2,632
Fall River	53%	2,051	68.1%	961	31.9%	0	0.0%	1,090	3,012
Faulk	77%	1,027	58.4%	733	41.6%	0	0.0%	294	1,760
Grant	66%	2,345	61.9%	1,444	38.1%	0	0.0%	901	3,789
Gregory	76%	1,451	46.1%	1,696	53.9%	0	0.0%	-245	3,147
Haakon	68%	876	75.0%	292	25.0%	0	0.0%	584	1,168
Hamlin	76%	1,701	64.3%	946	35.7%	0	0.0%	755	2,647
Hand	78%	1,708	64.0%	960	36.0%	0	0.0%	748	2,668
Hanson	72%	824	52.4%	749	47.6%	0	0.0%	75	1,573
Harding	80%	599	66.3%	305	33.7%	0	0.0%	294	904
Hughes	69%	3,706	61.3%	2,337	38.7%	0	0.0%	1,369	6,043
Hutchinson	64%	2,798	66.8%	1,390	33.2%	0	0.0%	1,408	4,188
Hyde	82%	783	68.0%	368	32.0%	0	0.0%	415	1,151
Jackson	69%	889	62.5%	534	37.5%	0	0.0%	355	1,423
Jerauld	79%	978	61.6%	609	38.4%	0	0.0%	369	1,587
Jones	81%	541	66.5%	272	33.5%	0	0.0%	269	813
Kingsbury	67%	1,989	62.5%	1,195	37.5%	0	0.0%	794	3,184
Lake	63%	2,484	51.9%	2,304	48.1%	0	0.0%	180	4,788
Lawrence	50%	3,804	61.2%	2,407	38.8%	0	0.0%	1,397	6,211
Lincoln	62%	2,347	43.1%	3,095	56.9%	0	0.0%	-748	5,442
Lyman	71%	981	57.8%	716	42.2%	0	0.0%	265	1,697
Marshall	72%	1,612	61.3%	1,019	38.7%	0	0.0%	593	2,631
McCook	73%	1,786	56.4%	1,383	43.6%	0	0.0%	403	3,169
McPherson	67%	1,506	77.0%	450	23.0%	0	0.0%	1,056	1,956
Meade	41%	3,275	64.3%	1,822	35.7%	0	0.0%	1,453	5,097
Mellette	72%	531	54.1%	450	45.9%	0	0.0%	81	981
Miner	71%	983	51.8%	915	48.2%	0	0.0%	68	1,898
Minnehaha	51%	19,684	54.4%	16,512	45.6%	0	0.0%	3,172	36,196
Moody	71%	1,940	61.7%	1,206	38.3%	0	0.0%	734	3,146
Pennington	42%	10,997	57.8%	8,021	42.2%	0	0.0%	2,976	19,018
Perkins	76%	1,563	64.2%	873	35.8%	0	0.0%	690	2,436
Potter	75%	1,264	67.4%	612	32.6%	0	0.0%	652	1,876
Roberts	58%	2,437	59.8%	1,637	40.2%	0	0.0%	800	4,074
Sanborn	80%	1,032	57.2%	771	42.8%	0	0.0%	261	1,803
Shannon	37%	256	13.2%	1,683	86.8%	0	0.0%	-1,427	1,939
Spink	61%	2,218	56.0%	1,742	44.0%	0	0.0%	476	3,960
Stanley	70%	684	62.1%	417	37.9%	0	0.0%	267	1,101
Sully	70%	643	69.6%	281	30.4%	0	0.0%	362	924
Todd	65%	609	25.1%	1,819	74.9%	0	0.0%	-1,210	2,428
Tripp	72%	1,981	57.1%	1,486	42.9%	0	0.0%	495	3,467
Turner	63%	2,332	57.0%	1,761	43.0%	0	0.0%	571	4,093
Union	67%	1,271	27.3%	3,382	72.7%	0	0.0%	-2,111	4,653
Walworth	63%	2,218	73.6%	795	26.4%	0	0.0%	1,423	3,013
Yankton	54%	3,754	54.6%	3,116	45.4%	0	0.0%	638	6,870
Ziebach	73%	460	50.1%	459	49.9%	0	0.0%	1	919
TOTAL	61%	147,116	56.6%	112,679	43.4%	0	0.0%	34,437	259,795
Total R vote: 147,116 (56.6%)      Total D vote: 112,679 (43.4%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$235,274		$450,919
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,022	53.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	901	46.9%
TOTAL	1,923
Turnout: 80%

1978 Governor, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	4,621	58.4%
Roger McKellips (D)	3,287	41.6%
TOTAL	7,908
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	687	60.2%
Roger McKellips (D)	455	39.8%
TOTAL	1,142
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,784	53.5%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,553	46.5%
TOTAL	3,337
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	4,529	55.9%
Roger McKellips (D)	3,572	44.1%
TOTAL	8,101
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	7,943	57.0%
Roger McKellips (D)	5,987	43.0%
TOTAL	13,930
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,313	53.8%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,127	46.2%
TOTAL	2,440
Turnout: 70%

1978 Governor, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	217	36.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	384	63.9%
TOTAL	601
Turnout: 67%

1978 Governor, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,936	62.7%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,152	37.3%
TOTAL	3,088
Turnout: 57%

1978 Governor, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	883	78.8%
Roger McKellips (D)	237	21.2%
TOTAL	1,120
Turnout: 69%

1978 Governor, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,292	57.2%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,718	42.8%
TOTAL	4,010
Turnout: 66%

1978 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,783	67.5%
Roger McKellips (D)	860	32.5%
TOTAL	2,643
Turnout: 77%

1978 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,641	36.4%
Roger McKellips (D)	2,868	63.6%
TOTAL	4,509
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	4,721	64.7%
Roger McKellips (D)	2,574	35.3%
TOTAL	7,295
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	928	56.8%
Roger McKellips (D)	707	43.2%
TOTAL	1,635
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,327	57.9%
Roger McKellips (D)	964	42.1%
TOTAL	2,291
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	3,239	51.4%
Roger McKellips (D)	3,059	48.6%
TOTAL	6,298
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,096	53.9%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,796	46.1%
TOTAL	3,892
Turnout: 71%

1978 Governor, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,355	59.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	936	40.9%
TOTAL	2,291
Turnout: 64%

1978 Governor, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	862	47.0%
Roger McKellips (D)	971	53.0%
TOTAL	1,833
Turnout: 62%

1978 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,448	71.2%
Roger McKellips (D)	585	28.8%
TOTAL	2,033
Turnout: 74%

1978 Governor, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,571	59.7%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,061	40.3%
TOTAL	2,632
Turnout: 77%

1978 Governor, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,051	68.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	961	31.9%
TOTAL	3,012
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,027	58.4%
Roger McKellips (D)	733	41.6%
TOTAL	1,760
Turnout: 77%

1978 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,345	61.9%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,444	38.1%
TOTAL	3,789
Turnout: 66%

1978 Governor, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,451	46.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,696	53.9%
TOTAL	3,147
Turnout: 76%

1978 Governor, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	876	75.0%
Roger McKellips (D)	292	25.0%
TOTAL	1,168
Turnout: 68%

1978 Governor, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,701	64.3%
Roger McKellips (D)	946	35.7%
TOTAL	2,647
Turnout: 76%

1978 Governor, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,708	64.0%
Roger McKellips (D)	960	36.0%
TOTAL	2,668
Turnout: 78%

1978 Governor, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	824	52.4%
Roger McKellips (D)	749	47.6%
TOTAL	1,573
Turnout: 72%

1978 Governor, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	599	66.3%
Roger McKellips (D)	305	33.7%
TOTAL	904
Turnout: 80%

1978 Governor, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	3,706	61.3%
Roger McKellips (D)	2,337	38.7%
TOTAL	6,043
Turnout: 69%

1978 Governor, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,798	66.8%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,390	33.2%
TOTAL	4,188
Turnout: 64%

1978 Governor, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	783	68.0%
Roger McKellips (D)	368	32.0%
TOTAL	1,151
Turnout: 82%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	889	62.5%
Roger McKellips (D)	534	37.5%
TOTAL	1,423
Turnout: 69%

1978 Governor, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	978	61.6%
Roger McKellips (D)	609	38.4%
TOTAL	1,587
Turnout: 79%

1978 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	541	66.5%
Roger McKellips (D)	272	33.5%
TOTAL	813
Turnout: 81%

1978 Governor, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,989	62.5%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,195	37.5%
TOTAL	3,184
Turnout: 67%

1978 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,484	51.9%
Roger McKellips (D)	2,304	48.1%
TOTAL	4,788
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	3,804	61.2%
Roger McKellips (D)	2,407	38.8%
TOTAL	6,211
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,347	43.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	3,095	56.9%
TOTAL	5,442
Turnout: 62%

1978 Governor, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	981	57.8%
Roger McKellips (D)	716	42.2%
TOTAL	1,697
Turnout: 71%

1978 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,612	61.3%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,019	38.7%
TOTAL	2,631
Turnout: 72%

1978 Governor, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,786	56.4%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,383	43.6%
TOTAL	3,169
Turnout: 73%

1978 Governor, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,506	77.0%
Roger McKellips (D)	450	23.0%
TOTAL	1,956
Turnout: 67%

1978 Governor, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	3,275	64.3%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,822	35.7%
TOTAL	5,097
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	531	54.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	450	45.9%
TOTAL	981
Turnout: 72%

1978 Governor, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	983	51.8%
Roger McKellips (D)	915	48.2%
TOTAL	1,898
Turnout: 71%

1978 Governor, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	19,684	54.4%
Roger McKellips (D)	16,512	45.6%
TOTAL	36,196
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,940	61.7%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,206	38.3%
TOTAL	3,146
Turnout: 71%

1978 Governor, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	10,997	57.8%
Roger McKellips (D)	8,021	42.2%
TOTAL	19,018
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,563	64.2%
Roger McKellips (D)	873	35.8%
TOTAL	2,436
Turnout: 76%

1978 Governor, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,264	67.4%
Roger McKellips (D)	612	32.6%
TOTAL	1,876
Turnout: 75%

1978 Governor, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,437	59.8%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,637	40.2%
TOTAL	4,074
Turnout: 58%

1978 Governor, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,032	57.2%
Roger McKellips (D)	771	42.8%
TOTAL	1,803
Turnout: 80%

1978 Governor, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	256	13.2%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,683	86.8%
TOTAL	1,939
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,218	56.0%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,742	44.0%
TOTAL	3,960
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	684	62.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	417	37.9%
TOTAL	1,101
Turnout: 70%

1978 Governor, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	643	69.6%
Roger McKellips (D)	281	30.4%
TOTAL	924
Turnout: 70%

1978 Governor, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	609	25.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,819	74.9%
TOTAL	2,428
Turnout: 65%

1978 Governor, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,981	57.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,486	42.9%
TOTAL	3,467
Turnout: 72%

1978 Governor, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,332	57.0%
Roger McKellips (D)	1,761	43.0%
TOTAL	4,093
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	1,271	27.3%
Roger McKellips (D)	3,382	72.7%
TOTAL	4,653
Turnout: 67%

1978 Governor, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	2,218	73.6%
Roger McKellips (D)	795	26.4%
TOTAL	3,013
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	3,754	54.6%
Roger McKellips (D)	3,116	45.4%
TOTAL	6,870
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Janklow (R)	460	50.1%
Roger McKellips (D)	459	49.9%
TOTAL	919
Turnout: 73%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

William Janklow
Total Disbursements:	$235,274

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Roger McKellips
Total Disbursements:	$450,919