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1968 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1968 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election?

Frank Farrar won the 1968 South Dakota Gubernatorial Election. Frank Farrar received 159,646 popular votes (57.65%). The main challenger was Robert Chamberlin (42.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Farrar and Chamberlin

Farrar +15.3 pts · won by 42,386 votes
Frank FarrarRepublicanWINNER57.65%
159,646 votes
Robert ChamberlinDemocratic42.35%
117,260 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.