Election Name: | 1910 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Country: | South Dakota |
Flag Year: | 1909 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1908 |
Next Election: | 1912 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1912 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1910 |
Nominee1: | Robert S. Vessey |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 61,744 |
Percentage1: | 58.35% |
Nominee2: | Chauncey L. Wood |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 37,983 |
Percentage2: | 35.90% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Robert S. Vessey |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Robert S. Vessey |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1910 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Incumbent Republican Governor Robert S. Vessey ran for re-election to a second term. He faced two serious competitors in the Republican primary: colorful disbarred attorney George W. Egan and former Governor Samuel H. Elrod, and won the primary only with a narrow plurality. In the general election, he faced Democratic nominee Chauncey L. Wood, the Mayor of Rapid City. He improved on his margin from 1908, defeating Wood in a landslide.
Primary elections were held on June 7, 1910.