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South Dakota Secretary of State - Election Information
2002 South Dakota Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: 4/2/02, Primary: 6/4/02, Run-Off: 6/18/02, Democratic Convention: 6/20-22/02, GOP Convention: 6/21/02, Independent Filing Deadling: 6/18/02,
Last Updated: November 7, 2002 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 64% in '98, William J. "Bill" Janklow (R) barred from third term, Pre-election Poll Numbers,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:4 Republican, Cook Political Report's overview: Lean Republican, Stu Rothenberg: Lean Republican, Peter Orvetti: Republican, National Journal's Hottest Races, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: Leans Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| ex-SD Univ. pres. / 1994 Lt. Gov. nominee / 1996 congressional candidate / ex-St. Rep. James W. "Jim" Abbott (D) 41.92%, |
ex-St. Rep. Mike Rounds (R) 56.77%, |
'94 nominee Nathan A. Barton (L) 0.59%, |
| musician James P. Carlson (I) 0.72%, |
| Lt. Governor, Carole Hillard (R) not seeking re-election |
| ex-St. Rep. Michael A. "Mike" Wilson (D) 41.9%, |
St. Sen. Dennis M. Daugaard (R) 56.8%, |
computer engineer Eric Risty (L) 0.6%, |
| Ron Bosch (I) 0.7%, |
Secretary of State, Joyce Hazeltine (R) defeated for School Commissioner,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| businesswomen Kate Looby (D) 41.41%, |
election supervisor Chris Nelson (R) 56.16%, |
website designer Alex Martin (L) 2.44%, |
Attorney General, Mark Barnett (R) defeated in primary for Governor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Sen. / '02 Governor candidate Ron J. Volesky (D) 42.76%, |
chief dep. Att. Gen. Larry Long (R) 53.52%, |
journalist / publisher / '92 congressional nominee / '98 Governor nominee Bob Newland (L) 3.72%, |
Auditor, Vern Larson (R) ran for Treasurer,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Treas. Dick Butler (D) 48.31%, |
SD Assoc. of Co. Official Exec. Dir. Rich Sattgast (R) 51.69%, |
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Treasurer, Dick Butler (D) ran for Auditor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| Deputy State Treasurer Scott D. McGregor (D) 41.8%, |
St. Auditor Vernon L. "Vern" Larson (R) 58.2%, |
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Public School Commissioner, Curt Johnson (D) running for Public Utilities Comm'r.,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| deputy comm'r. Bryce Healy (D) 49.83%, |
ex-St. Sen. / '98 Senate nominee Alan Aker (R) 47.5%, |
computer consultant William R. Stone, III (L) 2.67%, |
Senator, 51.3% in '96, 1st term, Pre-election Poll Numbers
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Cook Political Report's overview: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 40:39 Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Peter Orvetti: Democrat, Hotline Scoop's 2nd Most Vulnerable Seat, Associated Press: Tossup, U.S.A. Today: Races to Watch, Stu Rothenberg: Tossup, Reuters: Dead Heat, National Journal's Hottest Races, Newsday's: Close Race, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: No Clear Favorite, National Review's Hottest Races, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Hazy, Sam Toles: Republican Pick-Up, |
| Timothy Johnson (D) 49.62%, |
U.S. Rep. John R. Thune (R) 49.47%, |
'96 Congressional nominee Kurt Evans (L) suspended campaign and endorsed Thune still got 0.91%, |
At-Large Congressional District, 73.4% in '00, 3rd term, John R. Thune (R) ran for Senate
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 1:1, Stu Rothenberg: 8th Dangerous Dozen Open Seat, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Congressional Quarterly's Ranking: No Clear Favorite, U.S.A. Today: Races to Watch, Cook Political Report's overview: Toss Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| attorney Stephanie Herseth (D) 45.62%, |
Gov. William J. "Bill" Janklow (R) 53.45%, |
retired prison worker Terry L. Begay (L) 0.93%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
Associated Press,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
The Cook Political Report,
Congressional Quarterly,
D.C.'s Political Report,
Hotline Scoop,
Larry Sabato,
National Journal,
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National Review's John J. Miller,
Newsday,
Peter Orvetti,
Reuters,
Roll Call,
Stu Rothenberg,
Sam Toles,
U.S.A. Today,
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2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to South Dakota Political Parties:
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