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County results Bulow: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Gunderson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Hipple: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Governor Carl Gunderson ran for re-election to a second term. The election was largely a rematch of the 1924 election, with Gunderson's chief opponent from two years prior, Democrat William J. Bulow, challenging him once again. Two other candidates—Farmer–Labor nominee Tom Ayres and Pierre Mayor John E. Hipple, an independent[1]—also ran. Though the left-leaning vote was split, Bulow was still able to win a decisive victory over Gunderson, whose support from two years earlier had completely collapsed.