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1908 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

South Dakota · 10 candidates · See every 1908 U.S. House race

Who won the 1908 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

Eben Martin won the 1908 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. Eben Martin received 67,582 popular votes (29.99%). The main challenger was Charles Burke (29.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Martin and Burke

Martin +0.1 pts · won by 182 votes
Eben MartinRepublicanWINNER29.99%
67,582 votes
Charles BurkeRepublicanWINNER29.91%
67,400 votes
Robert E DowdellDemocratic17.2%
38,758 votes
Andr H OlsonDemocratic17.14%
38,624 votes
E S Chappellprohibition1.68%
3,785 votes
L R Erskineprohibition1.66%
3,733 votes
T G Deffebachsocialist1.19%
2,676 votes
S H Goodfellowsocialist1.18%
2,660 votes
L Schneider Vscales of justice0.02%
55 votes
W S Brayscales of justice0.02%
55 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.