1930 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1930 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1909 presidential no 1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1928 1932 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1932 November 4, 1930 File:Warren Green.jpg 150x150px Warren Green Republican Party (United States) 107,643 52.97% 3x4.svg D. A. McCullough Democratic Party (United States) 93,954 46.23% 1930 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County results Green: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%McCullough: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #0E0496 >90% Governor of South Dakota William J. Bulow Democratic Party (United States) Warren Green Republican Party (United States) The 1930 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Democratic Governor William J. Bulow declined to run for re-election to a third term, instead opting to successfully run for the U.S. Senate. The Republican nomination was hard-fought and the primary was crowded; because no candidate received 35% of the vote, state law required that the nomination be decided at a state party convention. There, former State Senator Warren Green, the last-place finisher in the primary, defeated Secretary of State Gladys Pyle, the plurality winner. In the general election, Green faced D. A. McCullough, the state's Rural Credits Commissioner and the Democratic nominee. Despite Bulow's success in the preceding two elections, Green defeated McCullough by a decisive margin—even as Bulow himself was elected to the U.S. Senate. Democratic primary Candidates D. A. McCullough, State Rural Credits CommissionerJanuary 20, 1930 Warren E. Green's Hat In Ring As Candidate For Governor: State Political Pot Warming Up in Both Parties Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229707293 June 13, 2021 Lorenzo E. Corey, State Representative from Charles Mix Countyhttps://sdlegislature.gov/Historical/Legislator/Profile/2339 Lorenzo Emos Corey Historical Listing South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council June 13, 2021 Results Democratic 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. 626 D. A. McCullough Democratic Party (United States) 11,760 56.14% Lorenzo E. Corey Democratic Party (United States) 9,186 43.86% 20,946 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Gladys Pyle, Secretary of State of South Dakota Carl Gunderson, former Governor of South DakotaMarch 4, 1930 Gunderson to Run for Office: Mitchell Republican Says He Will Seek G. O. P. Gubernatorial Nomination Black Hills Weekly Deadwood, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/95455451/ June 13, 2021 Brooke Howell, State Senator from Brown County Carl O. Trygstad, State Senator from Brookings Countyhttps://sdlegislature.gov/Historical/Legislator/Profile/1647 Carl O. Trygstad Historical Listing South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council June 13, 2021 Warren Green, former State Senator from Hamlin County, former member of the State Board of Charities and Corrections Campaign Following Governor Bulow's decision to run for the U.S. Senate rather than seek re-election, a crowded Republican primary developed to succeed him. When the votes were cast, Secretary of State Gladys Pyle emerged as the narrow plurality winner, but because she received less than 35% of the vote, under state law, the primary winner would be decided by a state party convention.May 8, 1930 Convention Will Decide on Nominee Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229701114/ June 13, 2021 Pyle, as the first-place finisher in the primary, was seen by some observers as a frontrunner heading into the convention. The Huronite argued, "If the [R]epublican state convention nominates Gladys Pyle for governor, she will be elected. . . . And she would make a most excellent governor."May 10, 1930 Miss Pyle Can Be Elected Evening Huronite Huron, S.D. 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/19303445/ June 13, 2021 In an editorial, the Argus Leader urged the convention to nominate her: "The smart thing for the Republican Party to do at its convention in Pierre on May 20 is to nominate Miss Gladys Pyle for Governor."May 10, 1930 Nominate Gladys Pyle Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229702482/ June 13, 2021 But this praise was frequently backhanded; though the Argus Leader endorsed her candidacy, it also noted that "[t]he convention promises to be a colorful affair with the added novelty a woman candidate" and that "Miss Pyle's great strength is that the women voted for her. In other words, it was another manifestation of the eternal battle of the sexes. Every husband knows about it."May 8, 1930 The Primary Election Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229701250/ June 13, 2021 At the convention, following twelve ballots, Green, the last-place finisher in the primary, was nominated over Pyle. Green was finally put over the edge as the consensus choice when Howell dropped out and urged his supporters to back Green. Pyle had led most of the twelve ballots, but was unable to win enough support to receive majority support.May 21, 1930 Warren Green Is G.O.P. Nominee: Gladys Pyle Loses Out on 12th Ballot Lead Daily Call Huron, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/95457362/ June 13, 2021 In defeat, however, Pyle was offered the vice-chairmanship of the state party, which she declined, noting that it would be impossible for her to continue her service as Secretary of State and serve in a party leadership role.May 23, 1930 Gladys Pyle's Position Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229708775/ June 13, 2021 Results Republican primary Gladys Pyle Republican Party (United States) 33,153 28.29% Carl Gunderson Republican Party (United States) 31,543 26.92% Brooke Howell Republican Party (United States) 22,549 19.24% Carl O. Trygstad Republican Party (United States) 21,224 18.11% Warren Green Republican Party (United States) 8,701 7.43% 117,170 100.00% General election Results 1930 South Dakota gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Warren Green 107,643 52.97% +6.03% Democratic Party (United States) D. A. McCullough 93,954 46.23% -6.25% Independent (politician) Helge Tangen 1,620 0.80% — 13,689 6.74% +1.19% 203,217 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References South Dakota 1930 Gubernatorial Category:November 1930 in the United States