1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1909 Presidential no 1916 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1916 1920 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1920 November 5, 1918 File:NORBECK, P. SENATOR LCCN2016860878 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Peter Norbeck Republican Party (United States) 51,175 53.22% 3x4.svg Mark P. Bates Nonpartisan League 25,118 26.12% 3x4.svg James E. Bird Democratic Party (United States) 17,858 18.57% 1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County results Norbeck: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Bates: #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60% #737373 70–80%Bird: #7996E2 50–60% Governor Peter Norbeck Republican Party (United States) Peter Norbeck Republican Party (United States) The 1918 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Governor Peter Norbeck ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican primary unopposed and faced Nonpartisan League candidate Mark P. Bates, a farmer, and Democratic nominee James E. Bird in the general election. Norbeck's share of the vote decreased from 1916 to 53%, but he benefited from the split field. Bates placed second with 26% of the vote, while Bird placed third with 19% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 28, 1918. Democratic primary Candidates James E. Bird, businessman, 1916 Democratic nominee for Secretary of StateApril 10, 1918 A Democratic Candidate for Governor of S. Dak. Daily Deadwood Pioneer-Times Deadwood, S.D. 1, 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/93990565/ June 12, 2021 Results Democratic primary results1916–1918 Election Returns https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/1916-1918.pdf South Dakota Secretary of State May 2, 2021 Pierre, South Dakotahttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/ElectionsReturnsPre1972.pdf Elections 2005 South Dakota Legislative Manual 623–624 May 2, 2021 James E. Bird Democratic Party (United States) 8,361 100.00% 8,361 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Peter Norbeck, incumbent Governor Results Republican primary results Peter Norbeck (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 35,752 100.00% 35,752 100.00% Socialist primary Candidates Orville Anderson, farmer and prisonerKohn Stephen M. 1994 American Political Prisoners: Prosecutions under the Espionage and Sedition Acts https://books.google.com/books?id=-_xHbn9dtaAC&pg=PA85 Westport, CT. Praeger Publishers 85 0-275-94415-8 Results Socialist primary results Orville Anderson Socialist Party (United States) 241 100.00% 241 100.00% General election Candidates James E. Bird, Democratic Peter Norbeck, Republican Orville Anderson, Socialist Mark P. Bates, Independent (Nonpartisan League candidate League Loses South Dakota http://www.educational.rai.it/materiali/file_moduli/50959_635545121922404765.pdf The Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, North Dakota November 7, 1918 1 May 2, 2021 A. C. Townley Driven From Town When He Attempts Speech https://newspaperarchive.com/grand-forks-herald-sep-25-1918-p-7/ Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks, North Dakota September 25, 1918 7 May 2, 2021), stockmanTingley Ralph R. Fall 1979 The Crowded Field: Eight Men for the Senate https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-9-4/the-crowded-field-eight-men-for-the-senate/vol-09-no-4-the-crowded-field.pdf South Dakota History 9 4 316–336 May 2, 2021 Knute Lewis, Independent, Prohibition candidate for Governor in 1898 and 1906 Results 1918 South Dakota gubernatorial electionCongressional Quarterly 1998 79https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266457 SD Governor, 1918 Our Campaigns May 2, 2021 Republican Party (United States) Peter Norbeck (inc.) 51,175 53.22% -3.42% Nonpartisan League Mark P. Bates 25,118 26.12% — Democratic Party (United States) James E. Bird 17,858 18.57% -20.76% Independent (politician) Knute Lewis 1,268 1.32% — Socialist Party (United States) Orville Anderson 741 0.77% -2.00% 26,057 27.10% +9.79% 96,160 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 1918 South Dakota Gubernatorial Category:November 1918 in the United States