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1910 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1910 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Robert S. Vessey won the 1910 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Robert S. Vessey received 61,744 popular votes (58.35%). The main challenger was Chauncey L. Wood (35.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Vessey and Wood

Vessey +22.5 pts · won by 23,761 votes
Robert S. VesseyRepublicanWINNER58.35%
61,744 votes
Chauncey L. WoodDemocratic35.9%
37,983 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.8% 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.