1916 South Dakota gubernatorial election
County resultsNorbeck: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Rinehart: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80%
The 1916 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican Governor Frank M. Byrne declined to seek re-election to a third term. Lieutenant Governor Peter Norbeck won the Republican primary to succeed him, and in the general election faced State Representative Orville V. Rinehart. Norbeck won his first term as Governor in a landslide over Rinehart.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 23, 1916.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Peter Norbeck , Lieutenant GovernorGeorge W. Egan , disbarred attorney, 1912 Republican candidate for Governor, 1910 Republican candidate for GovernorRichard Olsen Richards, perennial candidate[ 5]
Results
Prohibition primary
Candidates
C. K. Thompson, Prohibition candidate for Governor in 1914
Results
Socialist primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
Orville V. Rinehart, Democratic
Peter Norbeck , RepublicanC. K. Thompson, Prohibition
Fred L. Fairchild, Socialist
Results
References
^ "Orville V. Rinehart" . Historical Listing . South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Council. Retrieved June 12, 2021 .^ "City Briefs" . Argus Leader . Retrieved June 12, 2021 .^ a b c d e "1916–1918 Election Returns" (PDF) . South Dakota Secretary of State . Pierre, South Dakota. Retrieved March 6, 2021 .^ a b c d e Elections (PDF) . pp. 622–623. Retrieved March 6, 2021 .^ Otto, Kathryn (1979). "The Richard Olsen Richards Papers at the South Dakota Historical Resource Center" (PDF) . South Dakota History . 9 (2): 153–56. Retrieved June 12, 2021 . ^ "SD Governor, 1916" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 6, 2021 .
Bibliography
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0
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