1912 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1912 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1909 Presidential no 1910 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1910 1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1914 November 5, 1912 File:FrankMByrne.jpg 150x150px Frank M. Byrne Republican Party (United States) 57,161 48.51% File:ESJohnson.jpg Edwin S. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 53,850 45.70% 1912 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsByrne: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Johnson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%No Vote: #cccccc Governor Robert S. Vessey Republican Party (United States) Frank M. Byrne Republican Party (United States) The 1912 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent Republican Governor Robert S. Vessey declined to run for re-election to a third term. Lieutenant Governor Frank M. Byrne won the Republican primary to succeed Vessey, and then faced State Senator Edwin S. Johnson, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Byrne only narrowly defeated Johnson, winning just 49% of the vote to Johnson's 46%, the closest gubernatorial election since 1898. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 4, 1912. Democratic primary Candidates Edwin S. Johnson, former State Senatorhttps://sdlegislature.gov/Historical/Legislator/Profile/3031 Edwin S. Johnson Historical Listing South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council June 12, 2021 P. F. Wickhem, former State Senatorhttps://sdlegislature.gov/Historical/Legislator/Profile/1790 P. F. Wickhem Historical Listing South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council June 12, 2021 Results Democratic primary resultsNelson 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. 631 Edwin S. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 7,092 55.32% P. F. Wickhem Democratic Party (United States) 5,727 44.68% 12,819 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Frank M. Byrne, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota George W. Egan, disbarred attorney, 1910 Republican candidate for Governor Loomis S. Cull, Registrar of the Rapid City United States Land OfficeJanuary 25, 1912 Cull to Stay in the Race Pierre Weekly Free Press Pierre, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/614919027/ June 12, 2021 Results Republican primary results Frank M. Byrne Republican Party (United States) 38,660 51.74% George W. Egan Republican Party (United States) 29,481 39.46% Loomis S. Cull Republican Party (United States) 6,576 8.80% 74,717 100.00% Prohibition primary Candidates O. W. Butterfield, Prohibition candidate for Governor in 1910 Results Prohibition primary results O. W. Butterfield Prohibition Party 636 100.00% 636 100.00% Socialist primary Candidates Samuel Lovett Results Socialist primary results Samuel Lovett Socialist Party (United States) 636 100.00% 636 100.00% General election Candidates Edwin S. Johnson, Democratic Frank M. Byrne, Republican O. W. Butterfield, Prohibition Samuel Lovett, Socialist Results 1912 South Dakota gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Frank M. Byrne 57,160 48.51% -9.84% Democratic Party (United States) Edwin S. Johnson 53,850 45.70% +9.81% Socialist Party (United States) Samuel Lovett 3,479 2.95% — Prohibition Party (United States) O. W. Butterfield 3,339 2.83% -1.42% 3,310 2.81% -19.65% 117,828 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1912 South Dakota Gubernatorial Category:November 1912 in the United States