1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1928 South Dakota election January 2025 September 2023 1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1909 presidential no 1926 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1926 1930 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1930 November 6, 1928 x150px Bulowwilliam.jpg William J. Bulow Democratic Party (United States) 136,016 52.48% Buell F Jones, 11th Attorney General of South Dakota.jpg Buell F. Jones Republican Party (United States) 121,643 46.94% 1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsBulow: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90%Jones: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor of South Dakota William J. Bulow Democratic Party (United States) William J. Bulow Democratic Party (United States) The 1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic Governor William J. Bulow ran for re-election to a second term. In the general election, he faced Attorney General Buell F. Jones, the Republican nominee. Despite Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover overwhelmingly defeating Democratic nominee Al Smith overwhelmingly in South Dakota, Bulow defeated Jones by a decisive margin to retain the governorship. In so doing, he became the first Democratic candidate for Governor to receive a majority of the vote in the state's history. Democratic primary Governor Bulow was renominated by the Democratic Party without opposition and no primary election was held.March 7, 1928 Bulow Takes Democratic Nomination: Governor Will Lead Fight Against Jones Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/230129486 June 12, 2021 Republican primary In accordance with the complicated Richards primary law, which governed party nominations in South Dakota at the time, the Republican Party held a convention to select its statewide nominees; however, if a requisite number of delegates opposed the candidates selected by the majority, they could force a primary election to be held. Seven Republican candidates ran for the governorship:March 7, 1928 G.O.P. Endorses Jones on Fifth Ballot: Coyne is Nominated Lieutenant Governor Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/230129486 June 12, 2021 Lieutenant Governor H. E. Covey Attorney General Buell F. Jones State Auditor E. A. Jones State Senator Brooke Howell State Senator D. R. Perkins Former State Secretary of Agriculture B. F. Myers C. M. Day, editor of the Argus Leader In the lead-up to the Republican convention, Jones, Day, and Howell were seen as the likeliest candidates, with the contest likely coming down to Jones and Day.March 4, 1928 Horde of Uninstructed Proposalmen Nightmare To Governor Aspirants Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/230128011/ June 12, 2021 At the convention, Jones took a leading position, remaining in first place on the first ballot, but still standing several thousand votes short of victory. Over subsequent ballots, he got closer and closer, and lagging candidates removed themselves from contention. Only on the fifth ballot did Jones receive the requisite vote to win the nomination. Farmer–Labor primary Candidates John Sumption G. L. Hasvold Campaign At the March 1928 Farmer–Labor convention, John Sumption won the party's nomination; however, a minority faction at the convention favoring G. L. Hasvold dissented from Sumption's nomination and forced a primary.May 22, 1928 Political Fortunes of Four Men at Stake in G.O.P. Primary Vote Evening Huronite Huron, S.D. 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/36713799/ June 12, 2021 With just a few hundred voters turning out, Sumption defeated Hasvold to win the party's nomination. Results Farmer–Labor primaryBiehn John P. 1929 South Dakota Legislative Manual 1929 http://sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com/#/item-details/entities_1392?from=search-results Pierre, S.D. 210 John G. Sumption Farmer–Labor Party 250 60.10% G. L. Hasvold Farmer–Labor Party 166 39.90% 416 100.00% General election Results 1928 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. 626 Democratic Party (United States) William J. Bulow (inc.) 136,016 52.48% +5.08% Republican Party (United States) Buell F. Jones 121,643 46.94% +6.63% Farmer–Labor Party John G. Sumption 1,509 0.58% -5.92% 14,373 5.55% -1.54% 259,168 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References South Dakota 1928 Gubernatorial Category:November 1928 in the United States