1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota presidential no 1904 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1904 1908 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1908 November 6, 1906 150x150px File:Crawfordcoe.jpg Coe I. Crawford Republican Party (United States) 48,709 65.32% 3x4.svg John A. Stransky Democratic Party (United States) 19,923 26.72% 250px 1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsCrawford: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Stransky: #7996e2 50–60%No Vote: #cccccc Governor of South Dakota Samuel H. Elrod Republican Party (United States) Coe I. Crawford Republican Party (United States) The 1906 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. Incumbent Republican Governor Samuel H. Elrod ran for re-election, but was defeated for renomination at the Republican convention by former Attorney General Coe I. Crawford. In the general election, Crawford was opposed by the Democratic nominee, former State Representative John A. Stransky of Brule County. Crawford had little difficulty defeating Stransky in a landslide, largely matching Elrod's margin of victory from two years earlier. Republican convention In January 1906, former Attorney General Coe I. Crawford, who unsuccessfully ran for Governor in 1904, announced that he would challenge Governor Samuel H. Elrod for renomination, queueing up a contest between the insurgent wing of the party, led by U.S. Senator Robert J. Gamble, and the stalwart wing of the party, also referred to as the "machine."January 19, 1906 Crawford for Governor: Huron Political Leader Authorizes Announcement of His Candidacy Minneapolis Journal Minneapolis, Minn. 21 https://www.newspapers.com/image/76298856/ June 11, 2021 As county delegates were elected to the convention, Crawford-affiliated delegates won a clear majority,May 24, 1906 Insurgents are Winners Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229674131/ June 11, 2021 though both sides claimed that they would win.May 25, 1906 Republican Caucus Election: Both Factions Claim to Have Elected a Majority of Delegates to the Convention Sisseton Weekly Standard Sisseton, S.D. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/614925117/ June 11, 2021 In the end, however, Crawford defeated Elrod at the convention by a wide margin, winning 893 votes to Elrod's 476, with Crawford's political allies winning the convention's nomination, as well.June 6, 1906 Republicans Name Ticket: Crawford Candidates Nominated at State Convention by Large Majorities Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229675795/ June 11, 2021 Democratic conventions In the weeks leading to the Democratic convention in June 1906, no clear frontrunner for the Party's nomination emerged. Former Governor Andrew E. Lee was mentioned as a possibility, though he declined to run. Former Hughes County Sheriff and former Deputy U.S. Marshal Ben AshNovember 25, 1892 Several Barkises: A Number of Pierre Patriots Who Are Willing to Serve Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/228982990/ June 11, 2021 and former State Representative John A. Stranskyhttps://sdlegislature.gov/Historical/Legislator/Profile/1546 John A. Stransky Historical Listing South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council June 11, 2021 were the other two potential candidates.June 6, 1906 Four Hundred Delegates: All Busy at Yankton Telling Each Other How It Should Be Done Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229675795/ June 11, 2021 Stransky ended up winning the nomination.June 6, 1906 Bryan is Endorsed: Democratic State Convention Endorses Bryan for President in 1908 Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229675795/ June 11, 2021 General election Results 1904 South Dakota gubernatorial special 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. 618 Republican Party (United States) Coe I. Crawford 48,709 65.32% -2.98% Democratic Party (United States) John A. Stransky 19,923 26.72% +2.04% Prohibition Party (United States) Knute Lewis 3,398 4.56% +1.65% Socialist Party (United States) Freeman Knowles 2,542 3.41% +0.39% 28,786 38.60% -5.02% 74,572 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References South Dakota 1906 Gubernatorial Category:November 1906 in the United States