The 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the

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and

Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota The lieutenant governor of South Dakota is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of go ...

, concurrently with the

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of South Dakota's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the

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in other states and elections to the

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and various state and local elections. Incumbent

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governor

Dennis Daugaard Dennis Martin Daugaard (born June 11, 1953) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd governor of South Dakota from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first chief executive of a U.S. state to be the c ...

ran for re-election to a second term in office. He won the Republican primary and ran again with incumbent lieutenant governor Matt Michels. The Democrats nominated State Representative

Susan Wismer Susan M. Wismer (born December 13, 1955) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives who represented District 1. Wismer was the Democratic nominee in the 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial ...

, who chose former state representative

Susy Blake Susan Blake is an American politician from the state of South Dakota. Blake served in the South Dakota House of Representatives for District 13 from 2009 to 2012. She was the Democratic Party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota in ...

as her running mate.

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Mike Myers also ran, whose running mate was former Republican state representative

Lora Hubbel Lora Lyn Hubbel is an American politician; a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives and a former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party and the former state chair of the Constitution Party of South Dakota. Election ...

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

, incumbent governor *

, former state representative and former chair of the Minnehaha County Republican Party

Declined

* Stan Adelstein, state senator *

Stace Nelson Stacey "Stace" Nelson is an American politician, law enforcement officer, and retired Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent who served as a member of both chambers of the South Dakota Legislature. On November 17, 2019, Nelson anno ...

, state representative ( running for the U.S. Senate)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Joe Lowe, former state director of wildland fire suppression and former mayor of

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, state representative

Declined

Jason Frerichs Jason Elliott Frerichs (born November 24, 1984) is a former state senator and state representative from South Dakota. Early life and education Frerichs graduated from South Dakota State University in 2007, earning a B.S. in Agriculture Education. ...

, Minority Leader of the

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* Bryce Healy, former commissioner of schools and public lands *

Scott Heidepriem Scott N. Heidepriem (born June 25, 1956) is an American attorney and former South Dakota state legislator. Early life, education, and career Heidepriem graduated with his bachelors, masters, and juris doctor from the University of South Dakota. ...

, former state senator and nominee for governor in 2010 *

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, former U.S. Representative * Mike Huether, Mayor of

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(running for re-election) * Steve Jarding, educator, lecturer and political consultant *

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, author, television anchor and radio host

Results

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

* Mike Myers (

), former

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professor and former CEO of

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:* Running mate:

, former Republican State Representative and Republican candidate for governor in 2014. Myers' initial running mate was Caitlin Collier, an attorney and Democratic candidate for the State House in 2008. After Collier announced her withdrawal from the race in June 2014 because of a family illness, Myers attempted to replace her with Hubbel, who had run against Daugaard in the Republican primary. However,

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refused to remove Collier's name, saying that state law had no provision for replacing an Independent candidate on the ballot. In July, Myers sued the Secretary of State to allow him to change his running mate and on August 18, federal judge

Lawrence L. Piersol Lawrence Leroy Piersol (born October 21, 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. Early life and education Born in Vermillion, South Dakota, Piersol received a Bachelor ...

of the

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ruled in Myers' favor.

Failed to make the ballot

* Curtis Strong (

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activist

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

References

External links

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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

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Declined

Results

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

Failed to make the ballot

General election

Predictions

Polling

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See also

References

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