1974_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election

1974 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1974 South Dakota gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of South Dakota

The 1974 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect a Governor of South Dakota. This election was the first in South Dakota to elect the governor for a four-year term, after it was allowed by a constitutional amendment passed in 1972.[1] Democratic nominee and Governor Richard F. Kneip was re-elected, defeating Republican nominee John E. Olson. As of 2024, this is the last time that a Democrat was elected Governor of South Dakota, marking the start of the longest Republican winning streak in the country for a state's governorship, as well as the longest gubernatorial winning streak by a single party.

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Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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  • John E. Olson
  • Ronald F. Williamson
  • Oscar W. Hagen

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General election

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References

  1. [1]
    Public affairs, Issues 52-108. February 1973. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Official Election Returns for South Dakota" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. 1974. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Leip, David (March 29, 2010). "1974 Gubernatorial General Election Results – South Dakota". Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Official Election Results for South Dakota" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. 1974. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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