Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of South Dakota
1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election
County results Norbeck: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Bates: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80%Bird: 50–60%
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 [ edit ] Primary elections were held on May 28, 1918.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Socialist primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Orville Anderson, farmer and prisoner[4] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ "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 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 [ edit ] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
