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.
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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Socialist | J. C. Knapp | 451 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 451 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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.
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: 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.