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1918 South Dakota U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1918 South Dakota U.S. House District 3 Election?

Harry Gandy won the 1918 South Dakota U.S. House District 3 Election. Harry Gandy received 10,865 popular votes (50.65%). The main challenger was Atwater (36.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Gandy and Atwater

Gandy +14.3 pts · won by 3,060 votes
Harry GandyDemocraticWINNER50.65%
10,865 votes
AtwaterRepublican36.39%
7,805 votes
AyersIndependent11.78%
2,526 votes
BasfordSOCIALIST1.19%
255 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.