South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2006

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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.

Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Constitution Party 1.2 Democratic Party 1.2.1 Lost Primary 1.3 Libertarian Party 1.4 Republican Party 2 Election results 3 External links 3.1 See also

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Constitution Party

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

[edit] Democratic Party

• Jack Billion - physician, ex-State Representative

[edit] Lost Primary

• Dennis Weise - president of the South Dakota Farmers Union

[edit] Libertarian Party

• Tom Gerber - Libertarian Party candidate

[edit] Republican Party

• Mike Rounds - Incumbent Governor

[edit] Election results

2006 gubernatorial election, South Dakota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Rounds (incumbent)	207,000	61.7	+4.9
	Democratic	Jack Billion	121,242	36.1	-5.8
	Constitution	Steven J. Willis	4,006	1.2	n/a
	Libertarian	Tom Gerber	3,286	1.0	+0.4
Majority			85,758	25.6
Turnout			335,534
	Republican hold		Swing

Source: CNN.com Election 2006 Coverage

[edit] External links

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

[edit] See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006