1986-11-04 Gubernatorial Election Results for South Dakota

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County	Turnout	George Mickelson (R)		Lars Herseth (D)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aurora	81%	829	43.9%	1,059	56.1%	0	0.0%	-230	1,888
Beadle	65%	4,278	48.7%	4,513	51.3%	0	0.0%	-235	8,791
Bennett	72%	828	57.0%	624	43.0%	0	0.0%	204	1,452
Bon Homme	68%	1,840	49.0%	1,918	51.0%	0	0.0%	-78	3,758
Brookings	49%	5,702	60.7%	3,697	39.3%	0	0.0%	2,005	9,399
Brown	62%	5,936	36.3%	10,428	63.7%	0	0.0%	-4,492	16,364
Brule	70%	1,149	45.3%	1,386	54.7%	0	0.0%	-237	2,535
Buffalo	77%	223	29.9%	524	70.1%	0	0.0%	-301	747
Butte	59%	2,287	67.7%	1,090	32.3%	0	0.0%	1,197	3,377
Campbell	89%	812	59.9%	544	40.1%	0	0.0%	268	1,356
Charles Mix	72%	2,123	47.1%	2,389	52.9%	0	0.0%	-266	4,512
Clark	76%	1,195	47.6%	1,315	52.4%	0	0.0%	-120	2,510
Clay	44%	2,251	47.7%	2,470	52.3%	0	0.0%	-219	4,721
Codington	57%	4,393	48.9%	4,582	51.1%	0	0.0%	-189	8,975
Corson	59%	704	42.5%	952	57.5%	0	0.0%	-248	1,656
Custer	68%	1,854	62.6%	1,106	37.4%	0	0.0%	748	2,960
Davison	59%	4,059	54.4%	3,401	45.6%	0	0.0%	658	7,460
Day	72%	1,413	36.5%	2,453	63.5%	0	0.0%	-1,040	3,866
Deuel	75%	1,033	39.7%	1,571	60.3%	0	0.0%	-538	2,604
Dewey	62%	825	40.7%	1,200	59.3%	0	0.0%	-375	2,025
Douglas	76%	1,271	61.4%	799	38.6%	0	0.0%	472	2,070
Edmunds	78%	1,090	41.7%	1,521	58.3%	0	0.0%	-431	2,611
Fall River	54%	1,892	59.8%	1,273	40.2%	0	0.0%	619	3,165
Faulk	77%	663	40.1%	990	59.9%	0	0.0%	-327	1,653
Grant	68%	2,049	50.6%	1,999	49.4%	0	0.0%	50	4,048
Gregory	68%	1,369	50.1%	1,361	49.9%	0	0.0%	8	2,730
Haakon	76%	866	64.7%	473	35.3%	0	0.0%	393	1,339
Hamlin	71%	1,206	46.7%	1,378	53.3%	0	0.0%	-172	2,584
Hand	82%	1,211	45.5%	1,453	54.5%	0	0.0%	-242	2,664
Hanson	70%	780	50.3%	771	49.7%	0	0.0%	9	1,551
Harding	79%	607	67.3%	295	32.7%	0	0.0%	312	902
Hughes	72%	4,203	58.6%	2,967	41.4%	0	0.0%	1,236	7,170
Hutchinson	67%	2,690	62.4%	1,619	37.6%	0	0.0%	1,071	4,309
Hyde	84%	543	48.7%	572	51.3%	0	0.0%	-29	1,115
Jackson	63%	621	51.4%	586	48.6%	0	0.0%	35	1,207
Jerauld	79%	735	48.5%	779	51.5%	0	0.0%	-44	1,514
Jones	86%	498	59.5%	339	40.5%	0	0.0%	159	837
Kingsbury	72%	1,604	48.5%	1,704	51.5%	0	0.0%	-100	3,308
Lake	67%	2,655	51.0%	2,553	49.0%	0	0.0%	102	5,208
Lawrence	53%	4,480	58.4%	3,197	41.6%	0	0.0%	1,283	7,677
Lincoln	60%	3,231	52.8%	2,890	47.2%	0	0.0%	341	6,121
Lyman	69%	861	50.4%	847	49.6%	0	0.0%	14	1,708
Marshall	71%	904	34.9%	1,686	65.1%	0	0.0%	-782	2,590
McCook	69%	1,414	48.1%	1,525	51.9%	0	0.0%	-111	2,939
McPherson	71%	1,148	60.0%	766	40.0%	0	0.0%	382	1,914
Meade	47%	4,045	59.8%	2,720	40.2%	0	0.0%	1,325	6,765
Mellette	70%	470	48.0%	509	52.0%	0	0.0%	-39	979
Miner	75%	828	43.7%	1,066	56.3%	0	0.0%	-238	1,894
Minnehaha	57%	26,628	55.0%	21,752	45.0%	0	0.0%	4,876	48,380
Moody	66%	1,379	46.0%	1,618	54.0%	0	0.0%	-239	2,997
Pennington	49%	16,013	60.8%	10,318	39.2%	0	0.0%	5,695	26,331
Perkins	72%	1,202	54.0%	1,022	46.0%	0	0.0%	180	2,224
Potter	79%	1,112	58.9%	776	41.1%	0	0.0%	336	1,888
Roberts	60%	1,673	39.5%	2,567	60.5%	0	0.0%	-894	4,240
Sanborn	79%	827	49.0%	862	51.0%	0	0.0%	-35	1,689
Shannon	30%	356	21.3%	1,316	78.7%	0	0.0%	-960	1,672
Spink	68%	1,677	40.2%	2,499	59.8%	0	0.0%	-822	4,176
Stanley	79%	656	49.4%	673	50.6%	0	0.0%	-17	1,329
Sully	92%	588	52.0%	542	48.0%	0	0.0%	46	1,130
Todd	43%	647	34.9%	1,209	65.1%	0	0.0%	-562	1,856
Tripp	71%	1,979	57.4%	1,469	42.6%	0	0.0%	510	3,448
Turner	67%	2,558	59.2%	1,761	40.8%	0	0.0%	797	4,319
Union	58%	1,737	40.6%	2,537	59.4%	0	0.0%	-800	4,274
Walworth	64%	1,694	56.8%	1,288	43.2%	0	0.0%	406	2,982
Yankton	52%	3,784	52.5%	3,418	47.5%	0	0.0%	366	7,202
Ziebach	61%	365	47.0%	411	53.0%	0	0.0%	-46	776
TOTAL	60%	152,543	51.8%	141,898	48.2%	0	0.0%	10,645	294,441
Total R vote: 152,543 (51.8%)      Total D vote: 141,898 (48.2%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,172,663		$704,606
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1986 Governor, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	829	43.9%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,059	56.1%
TOTAL	1,888
Turnout: 81%

1986 Governor, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	4,278	48.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	4,513	51.3%
TOTAL	8,791
Turnout: 65%

1986 Governor, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	828	57.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	624	43.0%
TOTAL	1,452
Turnout: 72%

1986 Governor, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,840	49.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,918	51.0%
TOTAL	3,758
Turnout: 68%

1986 Governor, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	5,702	60.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	3,697	39.3%
TOTAL	9,399
Turnout: 49%

1986 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	5,936	36.3%
Lars Herseth (D)	10,428	63.7%
TOTAL	16,364
Turnout: 62%

1986 Governor, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,149	45.3%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,386	54.7%
TOTAL	2,535
Turnout: 70%

1986 Governor, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	223	29.9%
Lars Herseth (D)	524	70.1%
TOTAL	747
Turnout: 77%

1986 Governor, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	2,287	67.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,090	32.3%
TOTAL	3,377
Turnout: 59%

1986 Governor, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	812	59.9%
Lars Herseth (D)	544	40.1%
TOTAL	1,356
Turnout: 89%

1986 Governor, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	2,123	47.1%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,389	52.9%
TOTAL	4,512
Turnout: 72%

1986 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,195	47.6%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,315	52.4%
TOTAL	2,510
Turnout: 76%

1986 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	2,251	47.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,470	52.3%
TOTAL	4,721
Turnout: 44%

1986 Governor, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	4,393	48.9%
Lars Herseth (D)	4,582	51.1%
TOTAL	8,975
Turnout: 57%

1986 Governor, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	704	42.5%
Lars Herseth (D)	952	57.5%
TOTAL	1,656
Turnout: 59%

1986 Governor, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,854	62.6%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,106	37.4%
TOTAL	2,960
Turnout: 68%

1986 Governor, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	4,059	54.4%
Lars Herseth (D)	3,401	45.6%
TOTAL	7,460
Turnout: 59%

1986 Governor, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,413	36.5%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,453	63.5%
TOTAL	3,866
Turnout: 72%

1986 Governor, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,033	39.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,571	60.3%
TOTAL	2,604
Turnout: 75%

1986 Governor, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	825	40.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,200	59.3%
TOTAL	2,025
Turnout: 62%

1986 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,271	61.4%
Lars Herseth (D)	799	38.6%
TOTAL	2,070
Turnout: 76%

1986 Governor, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,090	41.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,521	58.3%
TOTAL	2,611
Turnout: 78%

1986 Governor, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,892	59.8%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,273	40.2%
TOTAL	3,165
Turnout: 54%

1986 Governor, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	663	40.1%
Lars Herseth (D)	990	59.9%
TOTAL	1,653
Turnout: 77%

1986 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	2,049	50.6%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,999	49.4%
TOTAL	4,048
Turnout: 68%

1986 Governor, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,369	50.1%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,361	49.9%
TOTAL	2,730
Turnout: 68%

1986 Governor, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	866	64.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	473	35.3%
TOTAL	1,339
Turnout: 76%

1986 Governor, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,206	46.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,378	53.3%
TOTAL	2,584
Turnout: 71%

1986 Governor, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,211	45.5%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,453	54.5%
TOTAL	2,664
Turnout: 82%

1986 Governor, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	780	50.3%
Lars Herseth (D)	771	49.7%
TOTAL	1,551
Turnout: 70%

1986 Governor, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	607	67.3%
Lars Herseth (D)	295	32.7%
TOTAL	902
Turnout: 79%

1986 Governor, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	4,203	58.6%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,967	41.4%
TOTAL	7,170
Turnout: 72%

1986 Governor, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	2,690	62.4%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,619	37.6%
TOTAL	4,309
Turnout: 67%

1986 Governor, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	543	48.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	572	51.3%
TOTAL	1,115
Turnout: 84%

1986 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	621	51.4%
Lars Herseth (D)	586	48.6%
TOTAL	1,207
Turnout: 63%

1986 Governor, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	735	48.5%
Lars Herseth (D)	779	51.5%
TOTAL	1,514
Turnout: 79%

1986 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	498	59.5%
Lars Herseth (D)	339	40.5%
TOTAL	837
Turnout: 86%

1986 Governor, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,604	48.5%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,704	51.5%
TOTAL	3,308
Turnout: 72%

1986 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	2,655	51.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,553	49.0%
TOTAL	5,208
Turnout: 67%

1986 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	4,480	58.4%
Lars Herseth (D)	3,197	41.6%
TOTAL	7,677
Turnout: 53%

1986 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	3,231	52.8%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,890	47.2%
TOTAL	6,121
Turnout: 60%

1986 Governor, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	861	50.4%
Lars Herseth (D)	847	49.6%
TOTAL	1,708
Turnout: 69%

1986 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	904	34.9%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,686	65.1%
TOTAL	2,590
Turnout: 71%

1986 Governor, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,414	48.1%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,525	51.9%
TOTAL	2,939
Turnout: 69%

1986 Governor, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,148	60.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	766	40.0%
TOTAL	1,914
Turnout: 71%

1986 Governor, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	4,045	59.8%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,720	40.2%
TOTAL	6,765
Turnout: 47%

1986 Governor, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	470	48.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	509	52.0%
TOTAL	979
Turnout: 70%

1986 Governor, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	828	43.7%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,066	56.3%
TOTAL	1,894
Turnout: 75%

1986 Governor, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	26,628	55.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	21,752	45.0%
TOTAL	48,380
Turnout: 57%

1986 Governor, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,379	46.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,618	54.0%
TOTAL	2,997
Turnout: 66%

1986 Governor, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	16,013	60.8%
Lars Herseth (D)	10,318	39.2%
TOTAL	26,331
Turnout: 49%

1986 Governor, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,202	54.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,022	46.0%
TOTAL	2,224
Turnout: 72%

1986 Governor, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,112	58.9%
Lars Herseth (D)	776	41.1%
TOTAL	1,888
Turnout: 79%

1986 Governor, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,673	39.5%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,567	60.5%
TOTAL	4,240
Turnout: 60%

1986 Governor, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	827	49.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	862	51.0%
TOTAL	1,689
Turnout: 79%

1986 Governor, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	356	21.3%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,316	78.7%
TOTAL	1,672
Turnout: 30%

1986 Governor, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,677	40.2%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,499	59.8%
TOTAL	4,176
Turnout: 68%

1986 Governor, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	656	49.4%
Lars Herseth (D)	673	50.6%
TOTAL	1,329
Turnout: 79%

1986 Governor, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	588	52.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	542	48.0%
TOTAL	1,130
Turnout: 92%

1986 Governor, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	647	34.9%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,209	65.1%
TOTAL	1,856
Turnout: 43%

1986 Governor, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,979	57.4%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,469	42.6%
TOTAL	3,448
Turnout: 71%

1986 Governor, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	2,558	59.2%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,761	40.8%
TOTAL	4,319
Turnout: 67%

1986 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,737	40.6%
Lars Herseth (D)	2,537	59.4%
TOTAL	4,274
Turnout: 58%

1986 Governor, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	1,694	56.8%
Lars Herseth (D)	1,288	43.2%
TOTAL	2,982
Turnout: 64%

1986 Governor, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	3,784	52.5%
Lars Herseth (D)	3,418	47.5%
TOTAL	7,202
Turnout: 52%

1986 Governor, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Mickelson (R)	365	47.0%
Lars Herseth (D)	411	53.0%
TOTAL	776
Turnout: 61%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

George Mickelson
Total Disbursements:	$1,172,663

**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

Lars Herseth
Total Disbursements:	$704,606