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1904 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1904 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel H. Elrod won the 1904 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Samuel H. Elrod received 68,561 popular votes (68.29%). The main challenger was Louis N. Crill (24.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Elrod and Crill

Elrod +43.6 pts · won by 43,789 votes
Samuel H. ElrodRepublicanWINNER68.29%
68,561 votes
Louis N. CrillDemocratic24.68%
24,772 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.0% 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.