1920 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1920 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1909 presidential no 1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1918 1922 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1922 November 2, 1920 McMASTER, WILLIAM N., SENATOR LCCN2016862204 (cropped).jpg William H. McMaster Republican Party (United States) 103,592 56.33% 3x4.svg Mark P. Bates Nonpartisan League 48,426 26.12% 3x4.svg William W. Howes Democratic Party (United States) 31,870 17.33% 1920 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County results McMaster: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Bates: #f6e8c3 40–50% #dfc27d 50–60% Governor of South Dakota Peter Norbeck Republican Party (United States) William H. McMaster Republican Party (United States) The 1920 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican Governor Peter Norbeck declined to run for re-election, instead choosing to run for the U.S. Senate. Lieutenant Governor William H. McMaster won the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where he faced Nonpartisan League candidate Mark P. Bates and former State Senator William W. Howes, the Democratic nominee. The election was largely a replay of the 1918 election, with McMaster winning a large victory, Bates coming in second, and Howes coming in a distant third. Primary elections Democratic primary Former State Senator William W. Howes, who previously represented Beadle County in the State Senate,https://sdlegislature.gov/Historical/Legislator/Profile/258 William Washington Howes Historical Listing South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council June 11, 2021 won the Democratic nomination unopposed and the race did not appear on the primary election ballot. Republican primary Candidates William H. McMaster, Lieutenant Governor Richard O. Richards, perennial candidateOtto Kathryn 1979 The Richard Olsen Richards Papers at the South Dakota Historical Resource Center https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-9-2/dakota-resources-the-richard-olsen-richards-papers-at-the-south-dakota-historical-resource-center/vol-09-no-2-dakota-resources.pdf South Dakota History 9 2 153–56 June 12, 2021 Results Republican primaryNelson Nelson Heinrich Chad W. 2005 Chapter 8: Elections Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005 http://sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com/#/item-details/entities_1092?from=search-results Pierre, S.D. 624 William H. McMaster Republican Party (United States) 47,508 61.13% Richard O. Richards Republican Party (United States) 30,203 38.87% 77,711 100.00% General election Results 1920 South Dakota gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) William H. McMaster 103,592 56.33% +3.12% Nonpartisan League Mark P. Bates 48,426 26.33% +0.21% Democratic Party (United States) William W. Howes 31,870 17.33% -1.24% 55,166 30.00% +2.90% 183,888 Republican Party (United States) Nonpartisan League References South Dakota 1920 Gubernatorial Category:November 1920 in the United States