1950 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1950 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Sigurd Anderson won the 1950 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Sigurd Anderson received 154,254 popular votes (60.89%). The main challenger was Joe Robbie (39.11%).

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Anderson +21.8 pts · won by 55,192 votes

Sigurd Anderson RepublicanWINNER60.89%

154,254 votes

Joe Robbie Democratic39.11%

99,062 votes

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.