1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election
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The 1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Incumbent Republican Governor Coe I. Crawford opted to run for the U.S. Senate rather than run for re-election. State Senator Robert S. Vessey narrowly won the Republican primary over former State Representative John L. Browne and advanced to the general election, where he faced the Democratic nominee, former Governor Andrew E. Lee. Though Vessey's performance was significantly reduced from Crawford's performance in 1906, he still defeated Lee by a wide margin.
Primary elections
[edit]Primary elections were held on June 9, 1908.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Andrew E. Lee, former Governor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew E. Lee | 7,567 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 7,657 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John L. Browne, State Representative[2]
- Robert S. Vessey, State Senator[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert S. Vessey | 32,024 | 50.93% | |
| Republican | John L. Browne | 30,860 | 49.07% | |
| Total votes | 62,884 | 100.00% | ||
Socialist primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- J. C. Knapp
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | J. C. Knapp | 451 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 451 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert S. Vessey | 62,989 | 55.34% | −9.97% | |
| Democratic | Andrew E. Lee | 44,876 | 39.39% | +12.68% | |
| Prohibition | G. F. Knappen | 3,536 | 3.11% | −1.45% | |
| Socialist | J. C. Knapp | 2,542 | 2.15% | −1.25% | |
| Majority | 18,113 | 15.95% | −22.65% | ||
| Turnout | 113,943 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Nelson, Nelson; Heinrich, Chad W., eds. (2005). "Chapter 8: Elections". Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005. Pierre, S.D. p. 631.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "John L. Browne". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Robert S. Vessey". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2020.