South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1896
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The 1896 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, to elect a Governor of South Dakota to a two-year term. People's Party nominee Andrew E. Lee was elected, defeating Republican nominee Amund O. Ringsrud and Prohibition Party nominee J. F. Hanson.
Lee's victory was by the smallest margin in South Dakota gubernatorial election history; he defeated Ringsrud by 319 votes, or 0.39% of votes. Lee was also the only Populist in South Dakota history to serve as governor.[1]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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People's | Andrew E. Lee | 41,187 | 49.76 | |||
Republican | Amund O. Ringsrud | 40,868 | 49.37 | |||
Prohibition | J. F. Hanson | 722 | 0.87 | |||
Total votes | 82,777 | 100 | ||||
Majority | 319 | 0.39% | ||||
People's gain from Republican | ||||||
References
- 1 2 "South Dakota Gubernatorial Elections, 1889–2006" (PDF). Humphrey School of Public Affairs. University of Minnesota. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ↑ "1889–1900 Election Returns" (pdf). South Dakota Secretary of State. Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Secretary of State. p. 33. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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