- Source: 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election
The 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, electing the governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem defeated Democratic nominee Jamie Smith to win a second term.
Despite speculation about this race potentially being competitive, Noem improved on her 2018 performance by 11 percentage points and flipped 17 counties that had been won by Billie Sutton. She also received over 44,000 more raw votes than she did in the previous election, setting a record for the most votes received by a candidate for governor in South Dakota.
Republican primary
= Candidates
=Nominee
Kristi Noem, incumbent governor
Running mate: Larry Rhoden, incumbent lieutenant governor
Eliminated in primary
Steven Haugaard, state representative and former Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Declined
Lora Hubbel, former state representative, former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party and the South Dakota Constitution Party, and candidate for governor in 2014 and 2018 (running as an independent)
Mark Mickelson, former Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
= Endorsements
== Polling
== Results
=Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Nominee
Jamie Smith, Minority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Running mate: Jennifer Healy Keintz, state representative
Declined
Dan Ahlers, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020
Remi Bald Eagle, former official for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and nominee for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission in 2020
Kooper Caraway, president of the South Dakota Federation of Labor
Troy Heinert, Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate
Steve Hildebrand, political strategist
Mike Huether, former mayor of Sioux Falls
Brendan Johnson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota and son of former U.S. Senator Tim Johnson
Peri Pourier, state representative
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, president of Augustana University and former U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district
Randy Seiler, chair of the South Dakota Democratic Party, former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, and nominee for attorney general in 2018
Billie Sutton, former Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate and nominee for governor in 2018
Bob Sutton, businessman
Libertarian convention
= Candidates
=Nominee
Tracey Quint, coordinator
Running mate: Ashley Strand
Independents
= Candidates
=Withdrew
Lora Hubbel, former state representative, former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party and the South Dakota Constitution Party, and candidate for governor in 2014 and 2018 (running for State Senate)
General election
= Predictions
== Polling
== Endorsements
== Results
=By county
See also
2022 South Dakota elections
Notes
References
External links
Official campaign websites
Kristi Noem (R) for Governor
Tracey Quint (L) for Governor Archived August 8, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
Jamie Smith (D) for Governor Archived February 24, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
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