Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of South Dakota
1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Nominee
Peter Norbeck
Mark P. Bates
James E. Bird
Party
Republican
Nonpartisan League
Democratic
Popular vote
51,175
25,118
17,858
Percentage
53.22%
26.12%
18.57%
Governor before election
Peter Norbeck
Republican
Elected Governor
Peter Norbeck
Republican
The 1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Governor Peter Norbeck ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican primary unopposed and faced Nonpartisan League candidate Mark P. Bates, a farmer, and Democratic nominee James E. Bird in the general election. Norbeck's share of the vote decreased from 1916 to 53%, but he benefited from the split field. Bates placed second with 26% of the vote, while Bird placed third with 19% of the vote.
Primary elections [ ]
Primary elections were held on May 28, 1918.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Socialist primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Orville Anderson, farmer and prisoner[4]
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
James E. Bird, Democratic
Peter Norbeck , Republican
Orville Anderson, Socialist
Mark P. Bates, Independent (Nonpartisan League candidate[5] [6] ), stockman[7]
Knute Lewis, Independent, Prohibition candidate for Governor in 1898 and 1906
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ "A Democratic Candidate for Governor of S. Dak" . Daily Deadwood Pioneer-Times . Deadwood, S.D. April 10, 1918. p. 1, 1. Retrieved June 12, 2021 .
^ a b c d "1916–1918 Election Returns" (pdf) . South Dakota Secretary of State . Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
^ a b c d Elections (PDF) . 2005 South Dakota Legislative Manual . p. 623-624. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
^ Kohn, Stephen M. (1994). American Political Prisoners: Prosecutions under the Espionage and Sedition Acts . Westport, CT.: Praeger Publishers. p. 85. ISBN 0-275-94415-8 .
^ "League Loses South Dakota" (PDF) . The Bismarck Tribune . Bismarck, North Dakota. November 7, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
^ "A. C. Townley Driven From Town When He Attempts Speech" . Grand Forks Herald . Grand Forks, North Dakota. September 25, 1918. p. 7. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
^ Tingley, Ralph R. (Fall 1979). "The Crowded Field: Eight Men for the Senate" (PDF) . South Dakota History . 9 (4): 316–336. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
^ "SD Governor, 1918" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2021 .
Bibliography [ ]
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
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