2010Final results
2010 election for South Dakota Governor
Governor · South Dakota
Dennis Daugaard (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Scott Heidepriem (D) by 23.0 points.
Dennis DaugaardRepublican · winner
61.5%195,046
Scott HeidepriemDemocrat
38.5%122,037
317,083 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET