2022 South Dakota General Election Story (Governor)

A head to head comparison of the South Dakota 2022 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Kristi Noem received 217k (63.8 %) votes, beating Jamie Smith who gained 123.1k (36.2 %) by 93.9k votes in South Dakota.

Jamie Smith won 5 counties out of the 66 counties that make up South Dakota. The record shows that Kristi Noem won 61 counties.

2022 SD Primary Election vs Gubernatorial General Elections Counties Won

In the Primary, Kristi Noem won 66 counties in the 2022 general Elections.

2022 SD Gubernatorial Primary vs Gubernatorial General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won

On a head to head count with the total votes between in Kristi Noem and Jamie Smith between the Gubernatorial Primary and General Elections the vote difference is 93,881 (94k) . These values are represented by a vote increment of 125,350 (125k) for Kristi Noem and 123,130 (123k) for Jamie Smith at the Gubernatorial General Elections.

During the 2022; General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Gubernatorial Primary Elections vs Gubernatorial General Elections

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Minnehaha, Pennington, Lincoln), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties with out voter out reach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Minnehaha, Pennington and Lincoln, three of the larger counties in South Dakota voted in favor of Kristi Noem giving him a 23k vote advantage out of those counties. Jamie Smith steady win in many of the smaller counties wasn't enough for him to catch up, making Kristi Noem gain an upper hand in the State of South Dakota.