1918 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1918 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Peter Norbeck won the 1918 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Peter Norbeck received 51,175 popular votes (53.22%). The main challenger was Mark P. Bates (26.12%).

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Norbeck +27.1 pts · won by 26,057 votes
51,175 votes
Mark P. BatesNonpartisan League26.12%
25,118 votes
17,858 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.