1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election|
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County results
Norbeck: 40–50% 50–60%
60–70%
Bates: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80%
Bird: 50–60% |
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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
Results
References
- ^ "A Democratic Candidate for Governor of S. Dak". Daily Deadwood Pioneer-Times. Deadwood, S.D. April 10, 1918. pp. 1, 1. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "1916–1918 Election Returns" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. Pierre, South Dakota. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Elections (PDF). pp. 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.