1894 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1894 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Charles H. Sheldon won the 1894 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Charles H. Sheldon received 40,381 popular votes (52.64%). The main challenger was Isaac Howe (34.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Sheldon and Howe

Sheldon +18.0 pts · won by 13,813 votes
40,381 votes
Isaac HowePopulist Party34.63%
26,568 votes
8,756 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.