1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1963 presidential no 1970 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1970 1972 11 07 1974 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1974 File:Dick Kneip.jpg 150x150px Richard F. Kneip Democratic Party (United States) Bill Dougherty 185,012 60.03% File:Carveth Thompson.jpg Carveth Thompson Republican Party (United States) 123,165 39.97% 1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsKneip: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Thompson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Richard F. Kneip Democratic Party (United States) Richard F. Kneip Democratic Party (United States) The 1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, to elect a governor of South Dakota. It was the last election in South Dakota to elect the governor for a two-year term after a 1972 state constitutional amendment established a four-year term.https://books.google.com/books?id=engiAQAAMAAJ&q=%22south+dakota%22+1972+%22four+year+term%22 Public affairs, Issues 52-108 February 1973 June 5, 2014 Democratic nominee Richard F. Kneip was re-elected, defeating Republican nominee Carveth Thompson despite incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon winning the state with 54% of the vote on the same ballot. Democratic primary Candidates Richard F. Kneip, incumbent governor of South Dakota Republican primary Candidates Simon W. Chance Carveth Thompson, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives Results Republican primary resultshttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/72SDPRIM.pdf Official Election Returns for South Dakota: Primary Election June 6, 1972 1972 South Dakota Secretary of State June 6, 2014 Republican Party (United States) Carveth Thompson 65,538 72.41 Republican Party (United States) Simon W. Chance 24,975 27.59 90,513 100.00 General election Results South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1972https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/72SDGEN.pdf Official Election Returns by Counties for the State of South Dakota: General Election November 7, 1972 1972 South Dakota Secretary of State June 6, 2014South Dakota Gubernatorial Elections, 1889-2006 http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/SD_Governor_Election_Results.pdf University of Minnesota June 6, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140606231146/http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/SD_Governor_Election_Results.pdf June 6, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Richard F. Kneip (inc.) 185,012 60.03 Republican Party (United States) Carveth Thompson 123,165 39.97 308,177 100.00 61,847 20.06 Democratic Party (United States) References 1972 South Dakota Gubernatorial