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Election 1904 Results

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1904 South Dakota governor election

Samuel H. Elrod (Republican) beat Louis N. Crill (Democrat) in South Dakota in 1904, 68.3% to 24.7%, a margin of 43.6 points and 43,789 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1902, when Charles N. Herreid won.

Republicans led in 53 of the 53 counties as they stood then. The largest, Lawrence, cast 6,402 votes and went to the Republican by 42.2 points. The closest was Brule, where 39 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Samuel H. Elrod won Republican 68,561 68.3%
Louis N. Crill Democratic 24,772 24.7%
All other candidates 7,121 7.1%
Total100,454

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Lawrence 1,371 21.4% 4,072 63.6% 959 6,402 R+42.2
Minnehaha 1,238 20.6% 4,280 71.3% 483 6,001 R+50.7
Brown 1,096 26.6% 2,637 64.1% 381 4,114 R+37.5
Lincoln 414 13.6% 2,418 79.4% 215 3,047 R+65.8
Brookings 441 14.5% 2,216 73.1% 376 3,033 R+58.5
Turner 575 19.1% 2,343 77.6% 100 3,018 R+58.6
Roberts 651 21.7% 2,182 72.6% 173 3,006 R+50.9
Spink 518 18.0% 2,088 72.7% 265 2,871 R+54.7
Yankton 882 31.3% 1,866 66.2% 70 2,818 R+34.9
Day 409 14.7% 1,974 71.1% 394 2,777 R+56.4
Charles Mix 891 33.1% 1,687 62.7% 114 2,692 R+29.6
Union 1,259 47.2% 1,360 51.0% 48 2,667 R+3.8
Bon Homme 923 37.3% 1,497 60.5% 54 2,474 R+23.2
Beadle 638 26.1% 1,688 69.0% 120 2,446 R+42.9
Kingsbury 367 15.1% 1,850 76.4% 206 2,423 R+61.2
Davison 533 22.8% 1,554 66.5% 250 2,337 R+43.7
Codington 643 27.5% 1,613 69.1% 79 2,335 R+41.5
Clay 509 23.3% 1,558 71.3% 119 2,186 R+48.0
Hutchinson 371 17.1% 1,734 80.1% 61 2,166 R+62.9
Lake 299 14.1% 1,629 77.0% 187 2,115 R+62.9
McCook 740 35.9% 1,219 59.1% 103 2,062 R+23.2
Moody 320 16.6% 1,413 73.1% 200 1,933 R+56.5
Clark 342 17.9% 1,362 71.3% 207 1,911 R+53.4
Grant 360 19.1% 1,418 75.3% 106 1,884 R+56.2
Deuel 331 19.9% 1,287 77.3% 46 1,664 R+57.5
Pennington 470 29.1% 1,053 65.3% 90 1,613 R+36.1
Hamlin 334 21.4% 1,156 74.2% 69 1,559 R+52.7
Marshall 298 20.5% 968 66.6% 188 1,454 R+46.1
Miner 519 36.6% 823 58.1% 75 1,417 R+21.5
Douglas 555 40.2% 807 58.4% 20 1,382 R+18.2
Hand 178 12.9% 875 63.5% 326 1,379 R+50.5
Sanborn 309 23.0% 953 70.9% 83 1,345 R+47.9
Brule 633 47.5% 672 50.4% 29 1,334 R+2.9
Hanson 546 41.3% 715 54.0% 62 1,323 R+12.8
Lyman 355 27.0% 919 69.8% 43 1,317 R+42.8
Hughes 330 25.5% 927 71.6% 37 1,294 R+46.1
Edmunds 373 31.6% 757 64.2% 50 1,180 R+32.5
Butte 353 31.3% 727 64.6% 46 1,126 R+33.2
Meade 312 27.7% 710 63.1% 104 1,126 R+35.3
Aurora 473 42.8% 587 53.1% 46 1,106 R+10.3
Fall River 356 33.2% 670 62.4% 47 1,073 R+29.3
Gregory 300 30.6% 643 65.7% 36 979 R+35.0
Faulk 175 18.3% 699 73.3% 80 954 R+54.9
Stanley 376 40.2% 542 58.0% 17 935 R+17.8
McPherson 149 16.9% 723 81.8% 12 884 R+64.9
Walworth 191 22.3% 639 74.6% 27 857 R+52.3
Jerauld 156 18.7% 553 66.4% 124 833 R+47.7
Potter 305 36.8% 499 60.2% 25 829 R+23.4
Campbell 122 14.8% 679 82.3% 24 825 R+67.5
Custer 272 34.4% 480 60.8% 38 790 R+26.3
Hyde 117 21.3% 389 70.9% 43 549 R+49.5
Sully 53 12.5% 339 80.0% 32 424 R+67.5
Buffalo 41 22.2% 112 60.5% 32 185 R+38.4

Counties as they stood in 1904; 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