1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election

← 1912 November 3, 1914 1916 →
 
Nominee Frank M. Byrne James W. McCarter Richard O. Richards
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 49,138 34,542 9,725
Percentage 50.07% 35.20% 9.91%

County results
Byrne:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
McCarter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Richards:      40–50%
No Vote:      

Governor before election

Frank M. Byrne
Republican

Elected Governor

Frank M. Byrne
Republican

The 1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Despite a close election in 1912, incumbent Republican governor Frank M. Byrne defeated Democratic nominee James W. McCarter, an Edmunds County Judge, with 50.07% of the vote. Coincidently, Bryne's Democratic opponent in 1912, Edwin S. Johnson, was elected the same year to represent South Dakota in the United States Senate.