| Election Name: | 1944 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Dakota |
| Flag Year: | 1909 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1942 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1942 |
| Next Election: | 1946 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1946 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1944 |
| Nominee1: | Merrell Q. Sharpe |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 148,646 |
| Percentage1: | 65.51% |
| Nominee2: | Lynn Fellows |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 78,276 |
| Percentage2: | 34.49% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Merrell Q. Sharpe |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Merrell Q. Sharpe |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1944 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Governor Merrell Q. Sharpe ran for re-election to a second term. He was opposed Lynn Fellows, a former State Representative from Aurora County[1] the 1942 Democratic nominee for Attorney General, in the general election; both Sharpe and Fellows won their primaries unopposed.[2] In the general election, Sharpe easily defeated Fellows, far outpacing even Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey, who won the state in a landslide.