Election Name: | 1934 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Country: | South Dakota |
Flag Year: | 1909 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1932 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1932 |
Next Election: | 1936 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1936 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1934 |
Image1: | File:Tom Berry.jpg |
Nominee1: | Tom Berry |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 172,228 |
Percentage1: | 58.60% |
Nominee2: | William C. Allen |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 119,477 |
Percentage2: | 40.65% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor of South Dakota | |
Before Election: | Tom Berry |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Tom Berry |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1934 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Berry ran for re-election to a second term. After defeating an intra-party challenge from Lieutenant Governor Hans Ustrud, Berry faced magazine publisher William C. Allen, who won a crowded Republican primary with a large plurality. Aided by the national environment favoring Democrats, Berry won re-election in a landslide.