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1924 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

South Dakota · 2 candidates · See every 1924 Governor race

Who won the 1924 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Carl Gunderson won the 1924 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Carl Gunderson received 109,894 popular votes (53.88%). The main challenger was William J. Bulow (22.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Gunderson and Bulow

Gunderson +31.0 pts · won by 63,231 votes
Carl GundersonRepublicanWINNER53.88%
109,894 votes
William J. BulowDemocratic22.88%
46,663 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 23.2% 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.