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Election 1890 Results

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1890 South Dakota governor election

Arthur C. Mellette (Republican) beat H. L. Loucks (independent) in South Dakota in 1890, 44.5% to 31.7%, a margin of 12.8 points and 9,896 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1889, when Arthur C. Mellette also won.

Republicans led in 34 of the 51 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 14 and Democrats in 3. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 4,764 votes and went to the Republican by 29.9 points. The closest was Yankton, where 2 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Arthur C. Mellette won Republican 34,487 44.5%
H. L. Loucks Independent 24,591 31.7%
Maris Taylor Democratic 18,484 23.8%
Total77,562

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 1,150 24.1% 2,574 54.0% 1,040 4,764 R+29.9
Lawrence 643 15.2% 2,130 50.4% 1,450 4,223 R+35.2
Brown 723 18.6% 1,602 41.1% 1,569 3,894 R+22.6
Spink 315 12.5% 1,239 49.0% 972 2,526 R+36.6
Beadle 804 34.1% 917 38.9% 638 2,359 R+4.8
Brookings 201 8.8% 1,044 45.7% 1,041 2,286 R+36.9
Pennington 732 32.4% 1,079 47.8% 448 2,259 R+15.4
Yankton 892 39.8% 894 39.9% 455 2,241 R+0.1
Day 289 13.1% 746 33.9% 1,165 2,200 Others
Union 284 13.5% 772 36.8% 1,041 2,097 Others
Lincoln 480 23.2% 1,030 49.8% 557 2,067 R+26.6
Turner 826 40.2% 1,040 50.6% 189 2,055 R+10.4
Kingsbury 271 13.4% 836 41.4% 910 2,017 Others
Bon Homme 818 44.7% 782 42.7% 231 1,831 D+2.0
Codington 703 39.7% 924 52.1% 146 1,773 R+12.5
Clark 104 5.9% 602 34.2% 1,056 1,762 Others
Lake 439 25.1% 659 37.7% 651 1,749 R+12.6
Clay 368 21.3% 788 45.6% 571 1,727 R+24.3
Hutchinson 549 32.3% 1,007 59.3% 142 1,698 R+27.0
Hughes 557 33.5% 706 42.5% 399 1,662 R+9.0
McCook 678 45.4% 574 38.4% 243 1,495 D+7.0
Moody 193 13.1% 650 44.0% 634 1,477 R+30.9
Hand 170 11.7% 611 42.1% 671 1,452 Others
Grant 54 3.8% 496 34.9% 871 1,421 Others
Davison 258 18.7% 606 43.9% 515 1,379 R+25.2
Meade 460 34.4% 495 37.0% 384 1,339 R+2.6
Miner 359 27.3% 421 32.0% 536 1,316 Others
Brule 537 43.0% 406 32.5% 305 1,248 D+10.5
Custer 380 32.6% 598 51.3% 188 1,166 R+18.7
Hamlin 222 19.1% 557 48.0% 382 1,161 R+28.9
Edmunds 335 29.0% 479 41.4% 342 1,156 R+12.5
Deuel 167 14.5% 450 39.2% 531 1,148 Others
Marshall 232 20.8% 424 38.0% 459 1,115 Others
Fall River 476 43.0% 541 48.9% 89 1,106 R+5.9
Hanson 388 35.4% 306 27.9% 402 1,096 Others
Faulk 344 31.6% 656 60.2% 89 1,089 R+28.7
Douglas 365 34.3% 414 38.9% 285 1,064 R+4.6
Sanborn 131 12.4% 559 52.8% 368 1,058 R+40.5
Charles Mix 102 10.2% 433 43.1% 469 1,004 Others
Aurora 384 39.7% 420 43.4% 163 967 R+3.7
McPherson 359 39.0% 443 48.1% 119 921 R+9.1
Campbell 36 4.3% 509 60.3% 299 844 R+56.0
Potter 189 22.9% 369 44.7% 267 825 R+21.8
Jerauld 62 9.1% 288 42.2% 333 683 Others
Walworth 62 10.4% 237 39.6% 299 598 Others
Sully 90 15.5% 285 49.1% 205 580 R+33.6
Roberts 31 6.4% 269 55.8% 182 482 R+49.4
Hyde 89 20.2% 257 58.4% 94 440 R+38.2
Butte 53 13.6% 152 38.9% 186 391 Others
Stanley 92 45.3% 111 54.7% 203 R+9.4
Buffalo 38 25.7% 100 67.6% 10 148 R+41.9

Counties as they stood in 1890; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Dakota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Kristi Noem (R) R+26.8
2018 Kristi Noem (R) R+3.4
2014 Dennis Daugaard (R) R+45.0
2010 Dennis Daugaard (R) R+23.0
2006 Mike Rounds (R) R+25.6
2002 Mike Rounds (R) R+14.8
1998 William J. Janklow (R) R+31.2
1994 William J. Janklow (R) R+14.8
1990 George S. Mickelson (R) R+17.8
1986 George S. Mickelson (R) R+3.6
1982 William J. Janklow (R) R+41.7
1978 William J. Janklow (R) R+13.3
1974 Richard F. Kneip (D) D+7.2
1972 Richard F. Kneip (D) D+20.1
1970 Richard F. Kneip (D) D+9.7
1968 Frank Farrar (R) R+15.3
1966 Nils Boe (R) R+15.4
1964 Nils A. Boe (R) R+3.3
1962 Archie M. Gubbrud (R) R+12.2
1960 Archie M. Gubbrud (R) R+1.5
1958 Ralph Herseth (D) D+2.8
1956 Joe Foss (R) R+8.8
1954 Joe Foss (R) R+13.3
1952 Sigurd Anderson (R) R+40.3
1950 Sigurd Anderson (R) R+21.8
1948 George T. Mickelson (R) R+22.2
1946 George T. Mickelson (R) R+34.3
1944 Merrell Q. Sharpe (R) R+31.0
1942 Merrell Q. Sharpe (R) R+23.0
1940 Harlan J. Bushfield (R) R+10.3
1938 Harlan J. Bushfield (R) R+7.9
1936 Leslie Jensen (R) R+3.2
1934 Tom Berry (D) D+17.9
1932 Tom Berry (D) D+13.2
1930 Warren E. Green (R) R+6.7
1928 William J. Bulow (D) D+5.5
1926 William J. Bulow (D) D+7.1
1924 Carl Gunderson (R) R+31.0
1922 William H. McMaster (R) R+16.3
1920 William H. McMaster (R) R+39.0
1918 Peter Norbeck (R) R+34.6
1916 Peter Norbeck (R) R+17.3
1914 Frank M. Byrne (R) R+14.9
1912 Frank M. Byrne (R) R+2.8
1910 Robert S. Vessey (R) R+22.5
1908 Robert S. Vessey (R) R+15.9
1906 Coe I. Crawford (R) R+38.6
1904 Samuel H. Elrod (R) R+43.6
1902 Charles N. Herreid (R) R+36.0
1900 Charles N. Herreid (R) R+14.4
1898 Andrew E. Lee (other)
1896 Andrew E. Lee (other)
1894 Charles H. Sheldon (R) R+41.2
1892 Charles H. Sheldon (R) R+26.9
1890 Arthur C. Mellette (R) R+20.6
1889 Arthur C. Mellette (R) R+38.7