1910 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1910 South Dakota gubernatorial election

← 1908 November 8, 1910 1912 →
 
Nominee Robert S. Vessey Chauncey L. Wood
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 61,744 37,983
Percentage 58.35% 35.90%

County results
Vessey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wood:      40–50%      50–60%
No Vote:      

Governor before election

Robert S. Vessey
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert S. Vessey
Republican

The 1910 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Incumbent Republican Governor Robert S. Vessey ran for re-election to a second term. He faced two serious competitors in the Republican primary: colorful disbarred attorney George W. Egan and former Governor Samuel H. Elrod, and won the primary only with a narrow plurality. In the general election, he faced Democratic nominee Chauncey L. Wood, the Mayor of Rapid City. He improved on his margin from 1908, defeating Wood in a landslide.