1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota Presidential no 1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1906 1910 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1910 November 3, 1908 File:RobertSVessey.jpg 150x150px Robert S. Vessey Republican Party (United States) 62,989 55.28% File:Andrew E. Lee.jpg Andrew E. Lee Democratic Party (United States) 44,876 39.39% 1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsVessey: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Lee: #7996e2 50–60%No Vote: #cccccc Governor Coe I. Crawford Republican Party (United States) Robert S. Vessey Republican Party (United States) The 1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Incumbent Republican Governor Coe I. Crawford opted to run for the U.S. Senate rather than run for re-election. State Senator Robert S. Vessey narrowly won the Republican primary over former State Representative John L. Browne and advanced to the general election, where he faced the Democratic nominee, former Governor Andrew E. Lee. Though Vessey's performance was significantly reduced from Crawford's performance in 1906, he still defeated Lee by a wide margin. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 9, 1908. Democratic primary Candidates Andrew E. Lee, former Governor 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 Andrew E. Lee Democratic Party (United States) 7,567 100.00% 7,657 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John L. Browne, State Representativehttps://sdlegislature.gov/#/Historical/Legislator/Profile/1906 John L. Browne South Dakota Legislature 8 November 2020 Robert S. Vessey, State Senatorhttps://sdlegislature.gov/#/Historical/Legislator/Profile/268 Robert S. Vessey South Dakota Legislature 8 November 2020 Results Republican primary results Robert S. Vessey Republican Party (United States) 32,024 50.93% John L. Browne Republican Party (United States) 30,860 49.07% 62,884 100.00% Socialist primary Candidates J. C. Knapp Results Socialist primary results J. C. Knapp Socialist Party (United States) 451 100.00% 451 100.00% General election Results 1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Robert S. Vessey 62,989 55.34% -9.97% Democratic Party (United States) Andrew E. Lee 44,876 39.39% +12.68% Prohibition Party (United States) G. F. Knappen 3,536 3.11% -1.45% Socialist Party (United States) J. C. Knapp 2,542 2.15% -1.25% 18,113 15.95% -22.65% 113,943 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1908 South Dakota Gubernatorial Category:November 1908 in the United States