1918 United States Senate election in South Dakota

none March 2026 September 2023 1918 United States Senate election in South Dakota South Dakota 1909 presidential no 1913 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1913 1924 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1924 November 5, 1918 STERLING, THOMAS. SENATOR LCCN2016858418 (3x4).jpg Thomas Sterling Republican Party (United States) 51,198 55.07% 3x4.svg Orville V. Rinehart Democratic Party (United States) 36,210 38.95% 3x4.svg W. T. Rafferty Independent (politician) 5,560 5.98% 260px 1918 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg County resultsSterling: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Rinehart: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%No Vote: #808080 U.S. Senator Thomas Sterling Republican Party (United States) Thomas Sterling Republican Party (United States) The 1918 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Senator Thomas Sterling sought re-election in his first popular election. He defeated former Governor Frank M. Byrne in the Republican primary and then faced former State Representative Orville Rinehart, the 1916 Democratic nominee for Governor, in the general election. Sterling defeated Rinehart, along with independent candidate W. T. Rafferty, by a wide margin to win re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Orville V. Rinehart, former State Representative from Pennington County, 1916 Democratic nominee for Governorhttps://sdlegislature.gov/Historical/Legislator/Profile/1243 Orville V. Rinehart Historical Listing South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council June 10, 2021 James Coffey, Internal Revenue Collector for North and South DakotaMarch 18, 1918 Republican Papers Stand by Sterling Burkholder Alfred Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229689668/ June 10, 2021 John E. Kelley, former U.S. Congressman from South Dakota's at-large congressional district 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. 623 Orville V. Rinehart Democratic Party (United States) 3,848 40.92% James Coffey Democratic Party (United States) 2,949 31.36% John E. Kelley Democratic Party (United States) 2,606 27.71% 9,403 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Thomas Sterling, incumbent U.S. Senator Frank M. Byrne, former Governor of South Dakota Results Republican primary Thomas Sterling (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 21,516 55.48% Frank M. Byrne Republican Party (United States) 17,264 44.52% 38,780 100.00% Socialist Primary Candidates John C. Knapp Results Socialist primary John C. Knapp Socialist Party (United States) 252 100.00% 252 100.00% After winning the primary, Knapp withdrew as a candidate, citing his disagreement with the Socialist Party's anti-war policies.August 27, 1918 Two Upstate Socialist Candidates Withdraw Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229398866/ June 10, 2021 General election Results 1918 United States Senate election in South Dakota Republican Party (United States) Thomas Sterling (inc.) 51,198 55.07% Democratic Party (United States) Orville V. Rinehart 36,210 38.95% Independent (politician) W. T. Rafferty 5,560 5.98% 14,988 16.12% 92,968 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) References South Dakota Category:United States Senate elections in South Dakota Category:1918 South Dakota elections