Governor Elections 2018 | US Governor Elections | South Dakota Races
2018 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election Results
Kristi Noem
Percent: 50.97%
Votes: 172,912
Billie Sutton
Percent: 47.60%
Votes: 161,454
Race Summary
On November 6, 2018, Republican U.S. Representative Kristi Noem won the governor's office with 50.97% of the vote, defeating Democratic State Senate Minority Leader Billie Sutton, who received 47.60%.
Full Results
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 50.97%
Votes: 172,912
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 47.60%
Votes: 161,454
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.43%
Votes: 4,848
Total Votes: 339,214
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Results by County
Aurora County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 50.31%
Votes: 644
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 47.42%
Votes: 607
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.27%
Votes: 29
Total Votes: 1,280
Brookings County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 44.35%
Votes: 5,225
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 54.09%
Votes: 6,372
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.55%
Votes: 183
Total Votes: 11,780
Butte County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 65.78%
Votes: 2,505
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 32.41%
Votes: 1,234
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.81%
Votes: 69
Total Votes: 3,808
Clay County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 33.42%
Votes: 1,552
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 65.44%
Votes: 3,039
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.14%
Votes: 53
Total Votes: 4,644
Davison County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 51.95%
Votes: 3,779
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 46.71%
Votes: 3,398
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 97
Total Votes: 7,274
Douglas County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 74.87%
Votes: 1,120
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 24.26%
Votes: 363
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 0.87%
Votes: 13
Total Votes: 1,496
Grant County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 55.28%
Votes: 1,780
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 43.11%
Votes: 1,388
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.61%
Votes: 52
Total Votes: 3,220
Hand County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 57.16%
Votes: 950
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 41.10%
Votes: 683
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.74%
Votes: 29
Total Votes: 1,662
Hutchinson County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 93.45%
Votes: 2,082
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 5.30%
Votes: 118
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.26%
Votes: 28
Total Votes: 2,228
Jones County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 66.12%
Votes: 361
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 31.68%
Votes: 173
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.20%
Votes: 12
Total Votes: 546
Lincoln County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 53.27%
Votes: 12,894
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 45.89%
Votes: 11,109
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 203
Total Votes: 24,206
McPherson County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 69.17%
Votes: 729
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 29.32%
Votes: 309
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.52%
Votes: 16
Total Votes: 1,054
Minnehaha County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 45.78%
Votes: 32,355
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 52.98%
Votes: 37,450
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 876
Total Votes: 70,681
Perkins County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 70.91%
Votes: 953
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 27.38%
Votes: 368
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.71%
Votes: 23
Total Votes: 1,344
Spink County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 49.02%
Votes: 1,376
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 49.66%
Votes: 1,394
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.32%
Votes: 37
Total Votes: 2,807
Tripp County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 57.45%
Votes: 1,430
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 41.10%
Votes: 1,023
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.45%
Votes: 36
Total Votes: 2,489
Yankton County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 45.73%
Votes: 4,121
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 52.79%
Votes: 4,757
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 134
Total Votes: 9,012
Beadle County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 52.10%
Votes: 3,182
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 46.37%
Votes: 2,832
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.54%
Votes: 94
Total Votes: 6,108
Brown County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 47.48%
Votes: 6,821
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 51.08%
Votes: 7,338
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.43%
Votes: 206
Total Votes: 14,365
Campbell County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 75.14%
Votes: 550
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 23.63%
Votes: 173
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 9
Total Votes: 732
Codington County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 54.85%
Votes: 5,865
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 43.93%
Votes: 4,697
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.23%
Votes: 131
Total Votes: 10,693
Day County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 43.46%
Votes: 1,207
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 55.13%
Votes: 1,531
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 39
Total Votes: 2,777
Edmunds County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 59.60%
Votes: 1,018
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 39.29%
Votes: 671
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 19
Total Votes: 1,708
Gregory County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 51.42%
Votes: 1,107
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 47.79%
Votes: 1,029
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 17
Total Votes: 2,153
Hanson County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 58.70%
Votes: 945
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 40.19%
Votes: 647
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.12%
Votes: 18
Total Votes: 1,610
Hyde County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 61.67%
Votes: 407
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 37.58%
Votes: 248
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 5
Total Votes: 660
Kingsbury County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 53.08%
Votes: 1,303
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 45.25%
Votes: 1,111
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.67%
Votes: 41
Total Votes: 2,455
Lyman County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 49.36%
Votes: 691
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 48.71%
Votes: 682
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.93%
Votes: 27
Total Votes: 1,400
Meade County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 62.70%
Votes: 6,413
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 34.80%
Votes: 3,559
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.50%
Votes: 256
Total Votes: 10,228
Moody County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 46.97%
Votes: 1,340
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 51.49%
Votes: 1,469
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.54%
Votes: 44
Total Votes: 2,853
Potter County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 67.91%
Votes: 821
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 30.85%
Votes: 373
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 15
Total Votes: 1,209
Stanley County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 51.24%
Votes: 762
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 47.34%
Votes: 704
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.41%
Votes: 21
Total Votes: 1,487
Turner County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 58.75%
Votes: 2,272
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 40.24%
Votes: 1,556
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 39
Total Votes: 3,867
Ziebach County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 29.32%
Votes: 241
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 69.59%
Votes: 572
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 9
Total Votes: 822
Bennett County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 50.18%
Votes: 553
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 47.46%
Votes: 523
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.36%
Votes: 26
Total Votes: 1,102
Brule County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 51.78%
Votes: 1,103
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 46.53%
Votes: 991
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 36
Total Votes: 2,130
Charles Mix County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 46.76%
Votes: 1,661
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 52.17%
Votes: 1,853
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 38
Total Votes: 3,552
Corson County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 38.38%
Votes: 426
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 60.09%
Votes: 667
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.53%
Votes: 17
Total Votes: 1,110
Deuel County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 52.94%
Votes: 1,053
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 44.90%
Votes: 893
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.16%
Votes: 43
Total Votes: 1,989
Fall River County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 64.51%
Votes: 2,059
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 33.36%
Votes: 1,065
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.13%
Votes: 68
Total Votes: 3,192
Haakon County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 77.67%
Votes: 734
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 20.74%
Votes: 196
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 15
Total Votes: 945
Harding County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 73.62%
Votes: 505
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 25.36%
Votes: 174
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 7
Total Votes: 686
Jackson County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 51.98%
Votes: 513
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 46.00%
Votes: 454
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.03%
Votes: 20
Total Votes: 987
Lake County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 47.69%
Votes: 2,483
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 51.26%
Votes: 2,669
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 55
Total Votes: 5,207
Marshall County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 43.15%
Votes: 853
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 55.29%
Votes: 1,093
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.57%
Votes: 31
Total Votes: 1,977
Mellette County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 42.05%
Votes: 299
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 55.56%
Votes: 395
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 17
Total Votes: 711
Oglala Lakota County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 7.05%
Votes: 214
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 91.50%
Votes: 2,778
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.45%
Votes: 44
Total Votes: 3,036
Roberts County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 43.87%
Votes: 1,643
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 55.06%
Votes: 2,062
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 40
Total Votes: 3,745
Sully County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 61.58%
Votes: 500
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 36.45%
Votes: 296
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.97%
Votes: 16
Total Votes: 812
Union County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 60.85%
Votes: 4,068
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 38.06%
Votes: 2,544
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 73
Total Votes: 6,685
Bon Homme County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 47.43%
Votes: 1,303
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 51.26%
Votes: 1,408
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.31%
Votes: 36
Total Votes: 2,747
Buffalo County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 25.18%
Votes: 138
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 73.54%
Votes: 403
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.28%
Votes: 7
Total Votes: 548
Clark County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 52.82%
Votes: 879
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 46.15%
Votes: 768
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 17
Total Votes: 1,664
Custer County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 63.26%
Votes: 2,789
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 35.09%
Votes: 1,547
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.66%
Votes: 73
Total Votes: 4,409
Dewey County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 21.35%
Votes: 393
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 77.68%
Votes: 1,430
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 0.98%
Votes: 18
Total Votes: 1,841
Faulk County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 62.70%
Votes: 674
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 36.09%
Votes: 388
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 13
Total Votes: 1,075
Hamlin County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 64.95%
Votes: 1,764
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 33.98%
Votes: 923
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.07%
Votes: 29
Total Votes: 2,716
Hughes County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 46.82%
Votes: 3,749
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 51.75%
Votes: 4,144
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.42%
Votes: 114
Total Votes: 8,007
Jerauld County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 51.79%
Votes: 478
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 46.91%
Votes: 433
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.30%
Votes: 12
Total Votes: 923
Lawrence County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 54.91%
Votes: 5,984
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 42.90%
Votes: 4,675
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 239
Total Votes: 10,898
McCook County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 55.07%
Votes: 1,375
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 43.37%
Votes: 1,083
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 39
Total Votes: 2,497
Miner County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 47.33%
Votes: 523
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 51.58%
Votes: 570
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 12
Total Votes: 1,105
Pennington County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 55.06%
Votes: 22,944
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 43.17%
Votes: 17,988
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.77%
Votes: 738
Total Votes: 41,670
Sanborn County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 57.68%
Votes: 593
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 40.76%
Votes: 419
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.56%
Votes: 16
Total Votes: 1,028
Todd County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 17.40%
Votes: 390
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 81.70%
Votes: 1,831
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 20
Total Votes: 2,241
Walworth County
Kristi Noem (REP)
Percent: 64.98%
Votes: 1,468
Billie Sutton (DEM)
Percent: 33.29%
Votes: 752
Kurt Evans (LIB)
Percent: 1.73%
Votes: 39
Total Votes: 2,259