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William John Janklow (September 13, 1939 – January 12, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician and member of the Republican Party who holds the record for the longest tenure as the governor of South Dakota: sixteen years in office. Janklow had the third-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,851 days. [1]
Jancita Eagle Deer (1952 – April 4, 1975) was a Brulé Lakota who lived on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.She was notable for accusing William Janklow of having raped her in January 1967 when he was a poverty lawyer and Director of the Rosebud Sioux Legal Services program on the reservation.
William H. McMaster: 1918: 10 William H. McMaster (1877–1968) [33] [34] January 4, 1921 [35] – January 6, 1925 (did not run) [33] Republican [8] 1920: Carl Gunderson: 1922: 11 Carl Gunderson (1864–1933) [36] [37] January 6, 1925 [38] – January 3, 1927 (lost election) Republican [8] 1924: Alva Clark Forney: 12 William J. Bulow (1869 ...
South Dakota's longest-serving governor was Bill Janklow; he was the first governor to complete two four-year terms, and he did it twice, serving from 1979 to 1987 and again from 1995 to 2003. [12] Janklow is also the only person to serve non-consecutive terms as governor. Several governors have gone on to serve in other high offices.
Within South Dakota, the office of attorney general is often considered a stepping stone to the office of governor. [6] Six attorneys general, Coe I. Crawford (won 1904 and 1906), Merrell Q. Sharpe (won 1942 and 1944; lost 1946), George Theodore Mickelson (won 1946 and 1948), Sigurd Anderson (won 1950 and 1952; lost 1964), Frank Farrar (won 1968; lost 1970) and Bill Janklow (won 1978, 1982 ...
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Janklow is a surname derived from the Polish Jewish given name Jankiel. Notable people with the surname include: Bill Janklow (1939–2012), American lawyer and politician; Morton L. Janklow (1930–2022), American literary agent
Despite Janklow's high popularity as governor, the race was unexpectedly close. Herseth proved to be skillful fund raiser and as a result was able to stay close to her opponent in campaign funds. [3] The polls confirmed the closeness of the race, showing the both of them consistently with single digits of each other throughout the election.