2002Final results
2002 election for South Dakota Governor
Governor · South Dakota
Mike Rounds (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Abbott (D) by 15.0 points.
Mike RoundsRepublican · winner
57.5%189,920
Jim AbbottDemocrat
42.5%140,263
330,183 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET