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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County results Vessey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Lee: 50–60% No Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on June 9, 1908.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Andrew E. Lee, former Governor
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andrew E. Lee | 7,567 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,657 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- John L. Browne, State Representative[2]
- Robert S. Vessey, State Senator[3]
Results
editParty | 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
editCandidates
edit- J. C. Knapp
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | J. C. Knapp | 451 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 451 | 100.00% |
General election
editResults
editParty | 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.