1998Final results
1998 election for South Dakota Governor
Governor · South Dakota
William Janklow (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Bernie Hunhoff (D) by 32.2 points.
William JanklowRepublican · winner
66.1%166,621
Bernie HunhoffDemocrat
33.9%85,473
252,094 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET