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1954 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Joe Foss won the 1954 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Joe Foss received 133,878 popular votes (56.67%). The main challenger was Ed C. Martin (43.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Foss and Martin

Foss +13.3 pts · won by 31,501 votes
Joe FossRepublicanWINNER56.67%
133,878 votes
Ed C. MartinDemocratic43.33%
102,377 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.