South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2006

The South Dakota gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Rounds defeated Democrat Jack Billion to serve a second term as Governor.

Democratic Primary

Candidates

• Jack Billion, former South Dakota State Representative
• Dennis Weise - president of the South Dakota Farmers Union

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Jack Billion	22,527	61.91%
	Democratic	Dennis Weise	13,862	38.09%
Totals			36,389	100.00%

Republican Primary

Candidates

• Mike Rounds, incumbent Governor of South Dakota

Results

Governor Rounds faced no opposition in the Republican primary.

Minor parties

Libertarian Party

• Tom Gerber

Constitution Party

• Steven J. Willis, small business owner, Navy veteran, conservative activist

General election

Election results

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Rounds (inc.)	206,990	61.69%	+4.93%
	Democratic	Jack Billion	121,226	36.13%	-5.79%
	Constitution	Steven J. Willis	4,010	1.20%
	Libertarian	Tom Gerber	3,282	0.98%	+0.39%
Majority			85,764	25.56%	+10.72%
Turnout			335,508
	Republican hold		Swing

Election results by county.

See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006

External links

• Jack Billion Campaign Site
• Mike Rounds Campaign Site
• Steven J. Willis Campaign Site