2002-11-05 Gubernatorial Election Results for South Dakota

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County	Turnout	Mike Rounds (R)		Jim Abbott (D)		Jim Carlson (I)		Nathan Barton (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aurora	73%	791	50.2%	767	48.6%	11	0.7%	8	0.5%	0	0.0%	24	1,577
Beadle	61%	4,876	61.8%	2,946	37.3%	24	0.3%	44	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,930	7,890
Bennett	66%	670	44.5%	789	52.4%	26	1.7%	21	1.4%	0	0.0%	-119	1,506
Bon Homme	58%	1,665	51.7%	1,511	46.9%	24	0.7%	20	0.6%	0	0.0%	154	3,220
Brookings	49%	6,409	56.2%	4,859	42.6%	79	0.7%	57	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,550	11,404
Brown	63%	9,398	54.9%	7,520	44.0%	122	0.7%	67	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,878	17,107
Brule	66%	1,463	59.1%	997	40.3%	8	0.3%	8	0.3%	0	0.0%	466	2,476
Buffalo	66%	177	22.9%	583	75.3%	5	0.6%	9	1.2%	0	0.0%	-406	774
Butte	53%	2,257	63.2%	1,248	34.9%	36	1.0%	31	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,009	3,572
Campbell	75%	707	73.3%	247	25.6%	7	0.7%	4	0.4%	0	0.0%	460	965
Charles Mix	67%	2,345	55.1%	1,880	44.2%	17	0.4%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	465	4,253
Clark	74%	1,318	59.5%	879	39.7%	12	0.5%	6	0.3%	0	0.0%	439	2,215
Clay	47%	2,014	38.4%	3,135	59.8%	39	0.7%	51	1.0%	0	0.0%	-1,121	5,239
Codington	59%	6,519	57.7%	4,692	41.5%	58	0.5%	33	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,827	11,302
Corson	58%	653	42.8%	819	53.6%	31	2.0%	24	1.6%	0	0.0%	-166	1,527
Custer	63%	2,339	65.1%	1,162	32.3%	23	0.6%	69	1.9%	0	0.0%	1,177	3,593
Davison	56%	4,616	58.5%	3,187	40.4%	56	0.7%	25	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,429	7,884
Day	72%	1,551	46.2%	1,772	52.8%	22	0.7%	9	0.3%	0	0.0%	-221	3,354
Deuel	65%	1,122	51.3%	1,036	47.4%	18	0.8%	10	0.5%	0	0.0%	86	2,186
Dewey	62%	812	36.1%	1,380	61.4%	21	0.9%	34	1.5%	0	0.0%	-568	2,247
Douglas	75%	1,372	74.2%	463	25.0%	9	0.5%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	909	1,849
Edmunds	69%	1,416	64.3%	758	34.4%	16	0.7%	11	0.5%	0	0.0%	658	2,201
Fall River	55%	1,852	59.0%	1,150	36.6%	43	1.4%	93	3.0%	0	0.0%	702	3,138
Faulk	71%	903	66.5%	443	32.6%	9	0.7%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	460	1,357
Grant	67%	2,019	52.5%	1,762	45.8%	49	1.3%	17	0.4%	0	0.0%	257	3,847
Gregory	66%	1,448	61.5%	884	37.6%	12	0.5%	10	0.4%	0	0.0%	564	2,354
Haakon	75%	900	74.1%	302	24.9%	5	0.4%	7	0.6%	0	0.0%	598	1,214
Hamlin	73%	1,798	62.7%	1,035	36.1%	20	0.7%	14	0.5%	0	0.0%	763	2,867
Hand	84%	1,348	57.6%	974	41.6%	10	0.4%	8	0.3%	0	0.0%	374	2,340
Hanson	83%	1,198	65.2%	612	33.3%	21	1.1%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	586	1,838
Harding	85%	651	83.1%	122	15.6%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	0	0.0%	529	783
Hughes	69%	6,144	73.4%	2,190	26.2%	26	0.3%	12	0.1%	0	0.0%	3,954	8,372
Hutchinson	63%	2,435	64.7%	1,303	34.6%	22	0.6%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,132	3,766
Hyde	75%	618	68.3%	280	30.9%	1	0.1%	6	0.7%	0	0.0%	338	905
Jackson	59%	667	59.0%	429	38.0%	26	2.3%	8	0.7%	0	0.0%	238	1,130
Jerauld	71%	651	51.8%	577	45.9%	15	1.2%	14	1.1%	0	0.0%	74	1,257
Jones	83%	537	74.9%	173	24.1%	1	0.1%	6	0.8%	0	0.0%	364	717
Kingsbury	69%	1,876	63.6%	1,037	35.1%	27	0.9%	12	0.4%	0	0.0%	839	2,952
Lake	63%	2,897	52.9%	2,529	46.1%	30	0.5%	25	0.5%	0	0.0%	368	5,481
Lawrence	56%	5,747	59.3%	3,731	38.5%	81	0.8%	133	1.4%	0	0.0%	2,016	9,692
Lincoln	63%	7,529	60.3%	4,856	38.9%	60	0.5%	31	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,673	12,476
Lyman	74%	1,103	56.5%	837	42.9%	6	0.3%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	266	1,953
Marshall	63%	1,083	50.5%	1,052	49.0%	7	0.3%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	31	2,146
McCook	70%	1,586	53.9%	1,326	45.1%	20	0.7%	9	0.3%	0	0.0%	260	2,941
McPherson	72%	1,212	76.8%	345	21.9%	12	0.8%	9	0.6%	0	0.0%	867	1,578
Meade	51%	5,816	64.6%	3,045	33.8%	50	0.6%	99	1.1%	0	0.0%	2,771	9,010
Mellette	63%	469	54.7%	359	41.9%	20	2.3%	9	1.1%	0	0.0%	110	857
Miner	68%	756	53.7%	636	45.1%	13	0.9%	4	0.3%	0	0.0%	120	1,409
Minnehaha	58%	35,923	55.1%	28,617	43.9%	458	0.7%	235	0.4%	0	0.0%	7,306	65,233
Moody	65%	1,678	55.2%	1,325	43.6%	25	0.8%	10	0.3%	0	0.0%	353	3,038
Pennington	53%	21,634	60.4%	13,672	38.1%	211	0.6%	327	0.9%	0	0.0%	7,962	35,844
Perkins	63%	1,069	67.7%	455	28.8%	26	1.6%	28	1.8%	0	0.0%	614	1,578
Potter	79%	1,125	70.7%	452	28.4%	6	0.4%	9	0.6%	0	0.0%	673	1,592
Roberts	62%	1,919	44.0%	2,379	54.5%	46	1.1%	21	0.5%	0	0.0%	-460	4,365
Sanborn	72%	724	51.3%	671	47.6%	9	0.6%	7	0.5%	0	0.0%	53	1,411
Shannon	41%	256	8.7%	2,535	86.0%	116	3.9%	39	1.3%	0	0.0%	-2,279	2,946
Spink	67%	2,036	56.6%	1,543	42.9%	10	0.3%	10	0.3%	0	0.0%	493	3,599
Stanley	72%	974	65.6%	503	33.9%	5	0.3%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	471	1,484
Sully	83%	676	71.5%	263	27.8%	3	0.3%	4	0.4%	0	0.0%	413	946
Todd	46%	533	22.1%	1,825	75.6%	26	1.1%	31	1.3%	0	0.0%	-1,292	2,415
Tripp	66%	1,903	63.2%	1,082	36.0%	11	0.4%	13	0.4%	0	0.0%	821	3,009
Turner	65%	2,433	56.9%	1,801	42.1%	29	0.7%	11	0.3%	0	0.0%	632	4,274
Union	55%	2,795	53.2%	2,358	44.9%	65	1.2%	35	0.7%	0	0.0%	437	5,253
Walworth	60%	1,783	66.3%	873	32.5%	21	0.8%	12	0.4%	0	0.0%	910	2,689
Yankton	56%	4,334	47.0%	4,768	51.7%	65	0.7%	50	0.5%	0	0.0%	-434	9,217
Ziebach	61%	392	41.5%	522	55.2%	6	0.6%	25	2.6%	0	0.0%	-130	945
TOTAL	60%	189,920	56.8%	140,263	41.9%	2,393	0.7%	1,983	0.6%	0	0.0%	49,657	334,559
Total R vote: 189,920 (56.8%)      Total D vote: 140,263 (41.9%)      Total Other vote: 4,376 (1.3%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,624,148		$3,045,237		$2,450		$1,135
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

2002 Governor, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	791	50.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	767	48.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	11	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	8	0.5%
TOTAL	1,577
Turnout: 73%

2002 Governor, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	4,876	61.8%
Jim Abbott (D)	2,946	37.3%
Jim Carlson (I)	24	0.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	44	0.6%
TOTAL	7,890
Turnout: 61%

2002 Governor, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	670	44.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	789	52.4%
Jim Carlson (I)	26	1.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	21	1.4%
TOTAL	1,506
Turnout: 66%

2002 Governor, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,665	51.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,511	46.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	24	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,220
Turnout: 58%

2002 Governor, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	6,409	56.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	4,859	42.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	79	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	57	0.5%
TOTAL	11,404
Turnout: 49%

2002 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	9,398	54.9%
Jim Abbott (D)	7,520	44.0%
Jim Carlson (I)	122	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	67	0.4%
TOTAL	17,107
Turnout: 63%

2002 Governor, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,463	59.1%
Jim Abbott (D)	997	40.3%
Jim Carlson (I)	8	0.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,476
Turnout: 66%

2002 Governor, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	177	22.9%
Jim Abbott (D)	583	75.3%
Jim Carlson (I)	5	0.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	9	1.2%
TOTAL	774
Turnout: 66%

2002 Governor, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,257	63.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,248	34.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	36	1.0%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	31	0.9%
TOTAL	3,572
Turnout: 53%

2002 Governor, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	707	73.3%
Jim Abbott (D)	247	25.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	7	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	4	0.4%
TOTAL	965
Turnout: 75%

2002 Governor, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,345	55.1%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,880	44.2%
Jim Carlson (I)	17	0.4%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,253
Turnout: 67%

2002 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,318	59.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	879	39.7%
Jim Carlson (I)	12	0.5%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	2,215
Turnout: 74%

2002 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,014	38.4%
Jim Abbott (D)	3,135	59.8%
Jim Carlson (I)	39	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	51	1.0%
TOTAL	5,239
Turnout: 47%

2002 Governor, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	6,519	57.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	4,692	41.5%
Jim Carlson (I)	58	0.5%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	33	0.3%
TOTAL	11,302
Turnout: 59%

2002 Governor, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	653	42.8%
Jim Abbott (D)	819	53.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	31	2.0%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	24	1.6%
TOTAL	1,527
Turnout: 58%

2002 Governor, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,339	65.1%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,162	32.3%
Jim Carlson (I)	23	0.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	69	1.9%
TOTAL	3,593
Turnout: 63%

2002 Governor, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	4,616	58.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	3,187	40.4%
Jim Carlson (I)	56	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	7,884
Turnout: 56%

2002 Governor, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,551	46.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,772	52.8%
Jim Carlson (I)	22	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,354
Turnout: 72%

2002 Governor, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,122	51.3%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,036	47.4%
Jim Carlson (I)	18	0.8%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	10	0.5%
TOTAL	2,186
Turnout: 65%

2002 Governor, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	812	36.1%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,380	61.4%
Jim Carlson (I)	21	0.9%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	34	1.5%
TOTAL	2,247
Turnout: 62%

2002 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,372	74.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	463	25.0%
Jim Carlson (I)	9	0.5%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,849
Turnout: 75%

2002 Governor, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,416	64.3%
Jim Abbott (D)	758	34.4%
Jim Carlson (I)	16	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,201
Turnout: 69%

2002 Governor, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,852	59.0%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,150	36.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	43	1.4%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	93	3.0%
TOTAL	3,138
Turnout: 55%

2002 Governor, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	903	66.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	443	32.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	9	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,357
Turnout: 71%

2002 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,019	52.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,762	45.8%
Jim Carlson (I)	49	1.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	3,847
Turnout: 67%

2002 Governor, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,448	61.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	884	37.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	12	0.5%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,354
Turnout: 66%

2002 Governor, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	900	74.1%
Jim Abbott (D)	302	24.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	5	0.4%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	7	0.6%
TOTAL	1,214
Turnout: 75%

2002 Governor, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,798	62.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,035	36.1%
Jim Carlson (I)	20	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,867
Turnout: 73%

2002 Governor, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,348	57.6%
Jim Abbott (D)	974	41.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	10	0.4%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,340
Turnout: 84%

2002 Governor, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,198	65.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	612	33.3%
Jim Carlson (I)	21	1.1%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,838
Turnout: 83%

2002 Governor, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	651	83.1%
Jim Abbott (D)	122	15.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	5	0.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	5	0.6%
TOTAL	783
Turnout: 85%

2002 Governor, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	6,144	73.4%
Jim Abbott (D)	2,190	26.2%
Jim Carlson (I)	26	0.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,372
Turnout: 69%

2002 Governor, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,435	64.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,303	34.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	22	0.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,766
Turnout: 63%

2002 Governor, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	618	68.3%
Jim Abbott (D)	280	30.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	1	0.1%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	6	0.7%
TOTAL	905
Turnout: 75%

2002 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	667	59.0%
Jim Abbott (D)	429	38.0%
Jim Carlson (I)	26	2.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	8	0.7%
TOTAL	1,130
Turnout: 59%

2002 Governor, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	651	51.8%
Jim Abbott (D)	577	45.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	15	1.2%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	14	1.1%
TOTAL	1,257
Turnout: 71%

2002 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	537	74.9%
Jim Abbott (D)	173	24.1%
Jim Carlson (I)	1	0.1%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	6	0.8%
TOTAL	717
Turnout: 83%

2002 Governor, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,876	63.6%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,037	35.1%
Jim Carlson (I)	27	0.9%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	12	0.4%
TOTAL	2,952
Turnout: 69%

2002 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,897	52.9%
Jim Abbott (D)	2,529	46.1%
Jim Carlson (I)	30	0.5%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	25	0.5%
TOTAL	5,481
Turnout: 63%

2002 Governor, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	5,747	59.3%
Jim Abbott (D)	3,731	38.5%
Jim Carlson (I)	81	0.8%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	133	1.4%
TOTAL	9,692
Turnout: 56%

2002 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	7,529	60.3%
Jim Abbott (D)	4,856	38.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	60	0.5%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	31	0.2%
TOTAL	12,476
Turnout: 63%

2002 Governor, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,103	56.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	837	42.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	6	0.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,953
Turnout: 74%

2002 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,083	50.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,052	49.0%
Jim Carlson (I)	7	0.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,146
Turnout: 63%

2002 Governor, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,586	53.9%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,326	45.1%
Jim Carlson (I)	20	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,941
Turnout: 70%

2002 Governor, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,212	76.8%
Jim Abbott (D)	345	21.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	12	0.8%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,578
Turnout: 72%

2002 Governor, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	5,816	64.6%
Jim Abbott (D)	3,045	33.8%
Jim Carlson (I)	50	0.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	99	1.1%
TOTAL	9,010
Turnout: 51%

2002 Governor, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	469	54.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	359	41.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	20	2.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	9	1.1%
TOTAL	857
Turnout: 63%

2002 Governor, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	756	53.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	636	45.1%
Jim Carlson (I)	13	0.9%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,409
Turnout: 68%

2002 Governor, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	35,923	55.1%
Jim Abbott (D)	28,617	43.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	458	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	235	0.4%
TOTAL	65,233
Turnout: 58%

2002 Governor, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,678	55.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,325	43.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	25	0.8%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,038
Turnout: 65%

2002 Governor, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	21,634	60.4%
Jim Abbott (D)	13,672	38.1%
Jim Carlson (I)	211	0.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	327	0.9%
TOTAL	35,844
Turnout: 53%

2002 Governor, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,069	67.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	455	28.8%
Jim Carlson (I)	26	1.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	28	1.8%
TOTAL	1,578
Turnout: 63%

2002 Governor, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,125	70.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	452	28.4%
Jim Carlson (I)	6	0.4%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,592
Turnout: 79%

2002 Governor, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,919	44.0%
Jim Abbott (D)	2,379	54.5%
Jim Carlson (I)	46	1.1%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,365
Turnout: 62%

2002 Governor, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	724	51.3%
Jim Abbott (D)	671	47.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	9	0.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	7	0.5%
TOTAL	1,411
Turnout: 72%

2002 Governor, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	256	8.7%
Jim Abbott (D)	2,535	86.0%
Jim Carlson (I)	116	3.9%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	39	1.3%
TOTAL	2,946
Turnout: 41%

2002 Governor, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,036	56.6%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,543	42.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	10	0.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,599
Turnout: 67%

2002 Governor, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	974	65.6%
Jim Abbott (D)	503	33.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	5	0.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,484
Turnout: 72%

2002 Governor, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	676	71.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	263	27.8%
Jim Carlson (I)	3	0.3%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	4	0.4%
TOTAL	946
Turnout: 83%

2002 Governor, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	533	22.1%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,825	75.6%
Jim Carlson (I)	26	1.1%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	31	1.3%
TOTAL	2,415
Turnout: 46%

2002 Governor, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,903	63.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,082	36.0%
Jim Carlson (I)	11	0.4%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	13	0.4%
TOTAL	3,009
Turnout: 66%

2002 Governor, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,433	56.9%
Jim Abbott (D)	1,801	42.1%
Jim Carlson (I)	29	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,274
Turnout: 65%

2002 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	2,795	53.2%
Jim Abbott (D)	2,358	44.9%
Jim Carlson (I)	65	1.2%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	35	0.7%
TOTAL	5,253
Turnout: 55%

2002 Governor, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	1,783	66.3%
Jim Abbott (D)	873	32.5%
Jim Carlson (I)	21	0.8%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	12	0.4%
TOTAL	2,689
Turnout: 60%

2002 Governor, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	4,334	47.0%
Jim Abbott (D)	4,768	51.7%
Jim Carlson (I)	65	0.7%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	50	0.5%
TOTAL	9,217
Turnout: 56%

2002 Governor, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Mike Rounds (R)	392	41.5%
Jim Abbott (D)	522	55.2%
Jim Carlson (I)	6	0.6%
Nathan Barton (Lbt)	25	2.6%
TOTAL	945
Turnout: 61%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Mike Rounds
Total Disbursements:	$1,624,148

Jim Abbott
Total Disbursements:	$3,045,237

Jim Carlson
Total Disbursements:	$2,450

**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

Nathan Barton
Total Disbursements:	$1,135