1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1906

← 1904

November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06)

1908 →

Governor before election

Samuel H. Elrod
Republican

Elected Governor

Coe I. Crawford
Republican

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The 1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906, to elect a Governor of South Dakota to a two-year term. The incumbent governor, Samuel H. Elrod, chose not to seek re-election.^[1] Republican nominee Coe I. Crawford was elected, defeating Democratic nominee John A. Stransky, Prohibition Party candidate Knute Lewis, and Socialist Party candidate Freeman Knowles.

Results

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1906^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Coe I. Crawford	48,709	65.32
	Democratic	John A. Stransky	19,923	26.72
	Prohibition	Knute Lewis	3,398	4.56
	Socialist	Freeman Knowles	2,542	3.40
Total votes			74,572	100
Majority			28,786	38.60%
	Republican hold

^ "South Dakota Governor Samuel Harrison Elrod". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^ "1901–1910 Election Returns" (pdf). South Dakota Secretary of State. Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
^ "South Dakota Gubernatorial Elections, 1889–2006" (pdf). Humphrey School of Public Affairs. University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

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