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1896 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Andrew E. Lee won the 1896 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Andrew E. Lee received 41,187 popular votes (49.76%). The main challenger was Amund O. Ringsrud (49.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Lee and Ringsrud

Lee +0.4 pts · won by 319 votes
Andrew E. LeePeople's PartyWINNER49.76%
41,187 votes
Amund O. RingsrudRepublican49.37%
40,868 votes
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.