Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of South Dakota
1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election
County resultsByrne: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%McCarter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Richards: 40–50%No Vote:
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 [ edit ] The state Primary elections were held on March 24, 1914.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Prohibition primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Socialist primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ "McCarter for Governor" . Argus Leader . Retrieved June 12, 2021 .^ a b c d e "1912–1914 Election Returns" (PDF) . South Dakota Secretary of State . Pierre, South Dakota. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .^ a b c d e Elections (PDF) . pp. 621–622. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .^ "H. B. Anderson Makes Statement for Public: Unsuccessful Candidate for Gubernatorial Nomination Thanks His Supporters" . Argus Leader . 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 February 19, 2021 .
Bibliography [ edit ] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
