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Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.

Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

% Vote

 
1894

Governor

 M.D. Alexander 1,011 1.32

Lieutenant Governor

 Knute Lewis 947 1.23

Representative

 George A. Regan 872 1.14
 
 A.    Jamieson 823 1.07

Secretary of State

 J.F. Hanson 926 1.23

Auditor

 J.R. O’Neal 916 1.19

Treasurer

 Joseph Harker 904 1.17

Supt. Public Instr.

 R.B. McClennon 992 1.29

Land Commissioner

 F.J. Carlisle 897 1.16

Statistician

 A.G. Hunt 883 1.15

Railroad Comm.

 J.S. Wilson 888 1.16
 
 A.H. Reed 850 1.12
1896

Governor

 J.F. Hanson 722 0.87

Lieutenant Governor

 F.J. Carlisle 700 0.85

Secretary of State

 C.M. Peck 679 0.82

Treasurer

 James Harker 641 0.78

Supt. Publ. Instr.

 George Kephart 633 0.76

Representative

 M.H. Alexander 683 0.83
Knute Lewis 722 0.87
1898

Governor

 Knute Lewis 891 1.19

Lieutenant Governor

 F.J. Carlisle 944 1.28

Secretary of State

 G.A. Grant 937 1.27

Auditor

 J.R. O’Neill 923 1.25

Treasurer

 H.H. Curtis 940 1.28

Supt. Public Instruction

 Florence Alguire 946 1.29

Land Commissioner

 G.A. Johnson 927 1.27

Railroad Commissioner

 P.F. Olufson 844 1.15

Congressman-at-Large

 A. Jamieson 882 1.25
M.D. Alexander 856 1.21
1900

Governor

 F.J. Carlisle 1331 1.39

Lieutenant Governor

 L. Lewis 1278 1.34

Secretary of State

 N.J. Davis 1260 1.32

Auditor

 J.E. Gamble 1263 1.33

Treasurer

 H.H. Cuftios 1258 1.32

Supt. Public Instruction

 George H. Grace 1198 1.26

Land Commissioner

 P.S. Rhodes 1211 1.27

Congressman-at-Large

O.A. Horple 1323 1.39
 
 M. Rodgers 1241 1.30
1902

Governor

 H.H. Cuftios 2,245 3.02

Lieutenant Governor

 N.J. Edgar 2,214 2.99

Congr.-at-Large

 FW ? 2,317 3.11
 
 WW ? 2,551 3.43

Secretary of State

 George H. brown 2,228 3.02

Treasurer

 Knute Lewis 2,268 3.08

Auditor

 A.H. Tasker 2,233 3.02

Land Commissioner

 D.W. Noble 2,129 2.89

Railway Commissioner 2

 H.W. Reinecke 2,100 2.85
1904

Governor

 W.J. Edgar 2,916 2.90

Lieutenant Governor

 I.M. Burnside 3,011 3.02

Secretary of State

 George H. Gunnison 2,852 2.96

Auditor

 William Kennedy 2,865 2.88

Supt. Public Instr.

 W.D. Jolley 2,779 2.82

Land Commissioner

 William Davidson 2,861 2.88

Railroad Commissioner

 Thomas Whaley 2,815 2.84

Congressman-at-Large

 A. Jamison 3,012 3.02
C.K. Thompson 2,961 2.97
1906

Governor

 Knute Lewis 3,398 4.55

Lieutenant Governor

 W.A. Caldwell 3,405 4.64

Secretary of State

 W.D. Kidder 3,294 4.49

Treasurer

 H.H. Cuftios 3,302 4.51

Auditor

 S.L. Crockard 3,305 4.51

Supt. Public Instr.

 D.J. brenneman 3,197 4.36

Land Commissioner

 George A. Poe 3,240 4.42

Railroad Commissioner

 E.M. Dahlberg 3,213 4.38

Congressman-at-Large

 C.V. Templeton 3,392 4.60
      R.J. Day 3,313 4.49
1908      

Governor

 G.F. Knappen 3,536 3.10

Lieutenant Governor

 W.T. Rafferty 3,790 3.37

Secretary of State

 G.W. Hill 4,160 4.40

Auditor

 H.E. Roberts 4,160 4.41

Treasurer

 G.H. brown 4,077 4.30

Supt. Public Instruction

 H. Hendrickson 4,068 4.31

Schools Superintendent

 Earl C. Pitcher 4,044 4.30

Railroad Commissioner

 Lee Woodard 3,886 4.15

Representative

 E.S. Chappell 3,785 3.36
L.R. Erksine 3,728 3.32
1910      

Governor

 O.W. Butterfield 4,506 4.27

Lieutenant Governor

 A.U. Granstrom 4,258 4.20

Secretary of State

 G.W. Mingus 4,127 4.08

Auditor

 Ed M. Newcomb 4,075 4.01

Treasurer

 John D. Wilson 4,029 3.97

Supt. Public Instruction

 W.G. Jolley 4,027 4.00

Schools Superintendent

 J.A. Hinsvark 4,044 4.02

Railroad Commissioner

 W.S. Rowden 4,036 3.98

Representative

 Knute Lewis 4,140 4.06
 
 W.J. Edgar 4,124 4.04
1912      

Governor

 O.W. Butterfield 3,339 2.84

Lieutenant Governor

 Ed Cochran 3,167 2.76

Secretary of State

 George F. Sheldon 3,243 2.86

Auditor

 W.J. Loucks 3,765 3.40

Treasurer

 W.J. Heberlein 3,082 2.71

Supt. Public Instruction

 Lois Wilson Jellies 3,147 2.86

Land Commissioner

 D.M. McCullough 3,036 2.68

Railroad Commissioner

 W.H. Gifford 3,077 2.69

Congr. Dist. 1
  (Sioux Falls)

 C.V. Templeton 1,174 2.57

Congr. Dist. 2
  (northeast)

 W.J. Edgar 1,172 2.92

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 3 seats.
1914      

Senator 

 O.W. Butterfield 2,406 2.42

Governor

 C.K. Thompson 2,072 2.11

Lt. Governor

 J.D. Wilson 2,338 2.46

Secretary of State

 G.H. brown 2,266 2.42

Auditor

 John H. Nolt 2,280 2.46

Treasurer

 W.J. Heberlein 2,466 2.64

Schools Supt.

 H.H. Curtis 2,466 2.65

Supt. Public Instr.

 F.B. Steece 2,273 2.48

Railroad Comm.

 Knute Lewis 2,752 3.02

Congr. Dist. 1
  (Sioux Falls)

 K.O. Stakle 855 2.24

Congr. Dist. 2
  (northeast)

 V.B. Jump 995 2.88

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 3 seats.
1916      

Governor

 C.K. Thompson 1,630 1.27

Lieutenant Governor

 (no data) 1,801 1.44

Secretary of State

 (no data) 1,752 1.41

Auditor

 (no data) 1,706 1.37

Treasurer

 (no data) 1,686 1.36

Supt. Public Instr.

 (no data) 1,798 1.45

Railroad Commiss.

 (no data) 1,654 1.34

Congr. Dist. 2
    (northeast)

 Roller Clenening 862 1.83

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 1 of 3 seats.
1918      

Governor

 Knute Lewis 1,268 1.32

Congr. Dist.  1
    (southeast)

 C.F. Carlson 338 0.94
1944:   

(the following were announced write-in candidates; no votes were officially reported)

Lt. Governor

 W.A. Harden

Treasurer

Ralph Rhoads

Supt. Public Instruction

 F.L. Waller
   

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