2014Final results
2014 election for South Dakota Governor
Governor · South Dakota
Dennis Daugaard (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Susan Wismer (D) by 47.0 points.
Dennis DaugaardRepublican · winner
73.5%195,477
Susan WismerDemocrat
26.5%70,549
266,026 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET