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The 1950 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Governor George T. Mickelson was unable to seek re-election to a third term due to newly imposed term limits. [1] Accordingly, a competitive race to replace him ensued. Attorney General Sigurd Anderson won a slim plurality in the Republican primary, barely exceeding 35% and narrowly avoiding having the Republican nomination sent to the state party convention. [2] In the general election, Anderson faced State Representative Joe Robbie. Anderson easily defeated Robbie, winning his first term with 61% of the vote to Robbie's 39%.
State Representative Joe Robbie, who represented Davison County in the State House, [3] was the only Democrat to file for the gubernatorial race, winning the nomination by default and removing the race from the primary election ballot. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sigurd Anderson | 35,609 | 35.34% | |
Republican | Joe Foss | 33,257 | 33.01% | |
Republican | Boyd Leedom | 20,059 | 19.91% | |
Republican | Charles J. Dalthorp | 8,345 | 8.28% | |
Republican | Irwin R. Erickson | 3,481 | 3.46% | |
Total votes | 100,751 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sigurd Anderson | 154,254 | 60.89% | -0.19% | |
Democratic | Joe Robbie | 99,062 | 39.11% | +0.19% | |
Majority | 55,192 | 21.78% | -0.38% | ||
Turnout | 253,316 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
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