Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of South Dakota
1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Nominee
Frank M. Byrne
James W. McCarter
Richard O. Richards
Party
Republican
Democratic
Independent
Popular vote
49,138
34,542
9,725
Percentage
50.07%
35.20%
9.91%
Governor before election
Frank M. Byrne
Republican
Elected Governor
Frank M. Byrne
Republican
The 1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Despite a close election in 1912 , incumbent Republican Governor Frank M. Byrne defeated Democratic nominee James W. McCarter , an Edmunds County Judge, with 50.07% of the vote. Coincidently, Bryne's Democratic opponent in 1912, Edwin S. Johnson , was elected the same year to represent South Dakota in the United States Senate.
Primary elections [ ]
The state Primary elections were held on March 24, 1914.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Frank M. Byrne , incumbent Governor
H. B. Anderson, State Auditor[4]
Richard Olsen Richards, perennial candidate for office[5]
Results [ ]
Prohibition primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Socialist primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
James W. McCarter , Democratic
Frank M. Byrne , Republican
Richard Olsen Richards, Independent
C. K. Thompson, Prohibition
John C. Knapp, Socialist
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ "McCarter for Governor" . Argus Leader . Sioux Falls, S.D. October 16, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved June 12, 2021 .
^ a b c d e "1912–1914 Election Returns" (pdf) . South Dakota Secretary of State . Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved 19 February 2021 .
^ a b c d e Elections (PDF) . 2005 South Dakota Legislative Manual . p. 621-622. Retrieved 19 February 2021 .
^ "H. B. Anderson Makes Statement for Public: Unsuccessful Candidate for Gubernatorial Nomination Thanks His Supporters" . Argus Leader . Sioux Falls, S.D. March 31, 1914. p. 6. Retrieved June 12, 2021 .
^ Otto, Kathryn (1979). "The Richard Olsen Richards Papers at the South Dakota Historical Resource Center" (PDF) . South Dakota History . 9 (2): 153–56. Retrieved June 12, 2021 .
^ "SD Governor, 1914" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 19 February 2021 .
Bibliography [ ]
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
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