1936 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1936 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1909 presidential no 1934 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1934 1938 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1938 November 3, 1936 x150px Leslie Jensen.jpg Leslie Jensen Republican Party (United States) 151,659 51.60% Tom Berry.jpg Tom Berry Democratic Party (United States) 142,255 48.40% 1936 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsJensen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Berry: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor of South Dakota Tom Berry Democratic Party (United States) Leslie Jensen Republican Party (United States) The 1936 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Berry ran for re-election to a third term, the first Governor of South Dakota to do so.February 18, 1936 Governor Berry Announces Will Seek 3rd Term: Announcement Which Has Agitated Political Discussions For Weeks Is Made Today Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/93594301/ June 13, 2021 Berry was challenged by Republican Leslie Jensen, the former Collector of Internal Revenue for the state of South Dakota.February 6, 1936 Leslie Jensen Is Candidate for Governor Lead Daily Call Lead, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/93593757/ June 13, 2021 Both Berry and Jensen won their primaries uncontested and advanced to the general election.April 6, 1936 Entry Into Primary Election Contest for Nominations Is Completed; All Petitions In Lead Daily Call Lead, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/93591021/ June 13, 2021 Some drama surrounded the potential candidacy of Democratic State Auditor George O'Neill as an independent candidate for Governor or, in the alternative, his cross-party endorsement of Jensen; after initially announcing his campaign and hedging, O'Neill dropped out of the race in September and endorsed the Democratic ticket in the state, including Berry.September 25, 1936 O'Neill Now To Support Democrats Lead Daily Call Lead, S.D. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/93598043/ June 13, 2021 The primary issue during the campaign was the drought caused by regional dust storms as part of the Dust Bowl. Republicans attacked Governor Berry's administration for providing inadequate relief to South Dakotan farmers.July 15, 1936 Jensen Scores Relief Program Rapid City Journal Rapid City, S.D. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/350606532 June 13, 2021 But Berry's willingness to break the state's unwritten political tradition by seeking a third term was apparently controversialJanuary 2022. In the closing days of the campaign, Herbert E. Hitchcock, the Chairman of the South Dakota Democratic Party, emphasized how unwilling Berry had been to seek a third term: "Tom Berry was forced into running for a third term by Democrats and Republicans alike. I, among others, insisted that he lay aside his personal wishes and become a candidate because I felt and thoughts of others felt he owed it to the state of South Dakota to do so."October 31, 1936 Hitchcock Says Berry Drafted: His Third-Term Argument Of Republicans; Praises Record Of Governor Evening Huronite Huron, S.D. 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/24546016/ June 13, 2021 However, despite Berry's wide victories in 1932 and 1934, he narrowly lost re-election to Jensen. However, President Franklin Roosevelt carried the state by a wide margin, and Democratic Senator William J. Bulow narrowly won re-election. General election Results 1936 South Dakota gubernatorial electionNelson 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. 629 Republican Party (United States) Leslie Jensen 151,659 51.60% +10.95% Democratic Party (United States) Tom Berry (inc.) 142,255 48.40% -10.20% 9,404 3.20% -14.75% 293,895 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References South Dakota 1936 Gubernatorial Category:November 1936 in the United States