1889 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1889 South Dakota gubernatorial election

October 1, 1889 1890 →
 
Nominee Arthur C. Mellette P. F. McClure
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 53,964 23,840
Percentage 69.36% 30.64%

County results
Mellette:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
McClure:      50–60%
No Vote:      

Governor of Dakota Territory before election

Arthur C. Mellette
Republican

Governor of South Dakota

Arthur C. Mellette
Republican

The 1889 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on October 1, 1889, to elect the first Governor of South Dakota. Territorial Governor Arthur C. Mellette received the Republican nomination and faced former Territorial Commissioner of Immigration P. F. McClure, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Mellette defeated McClure in a landslide.