1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election

← 1926 November 6, 1928 1930 →
 
Nominee William J. Bulow Buell F. Jones
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 136,016 121,643
Percentage 52.48% 46.94%

County results
Bulow:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Jones:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor of South Dakota before election

William J. Bulow
Democratic

Elected Governor of South Dakota

William J. Bulow
Democratic

The 1928 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democratic Governor William J. Bulow ran for re-election to a second term. In the general election, he faced Attorney General Buell F. Jones, the Republican nominee. Despite Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover overwhelmingly defeating Democratic nominee Al Smith overwhelmingly in South Dakota, Bulow defeated Jones by a decisive margin to retain the governorship. In so doing, he became the first Democratic candidate for Governor to receive a majority of the vote in the state's history.