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The1914 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Despite a close election in1912, incumbentRepublican governorFrank M. Byrne defeatedDemocratic nomineeJames W. McCarter, anEdmunds County Judge, with 50.07% of the vote. Coincidently, Bryne's Democratic opponent in 1912,Edwin S. Johnson, was electedthe same year to represent South Dakota in the United States Senate.
The statePrimary elections were held on March 24, 1914.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James W. McCarter | 11,182 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 11,182 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank M. Byrne (inc.) | 20,018 | 43.58% | |
| Republican | H. B. Anderson | 16,160 | 35.18% | |
| Republican | Richard O. Richards | 9,757 | 21.24% | |
| Total votes | 45,935 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Prohibition | C. K. Thompson | 581 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 581 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Socialist | John C. Knapp | 748 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 748 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Frank M. Byrne (inc.) | 49,138 | 50.07% | +1.56% | |
| Democratic | James W. McCarter | 34,542 | 35.20% | −10.51% | |
| Independent | Richard O. Richards | 9,725 | 9.91% | — | |
| Socialist | John C. Knapp | 2,664 | 2.71% | −0.24% | |
| Prohibition | C. K. Thompson | 2,072 | 2.11% | −0.72% | |
| Majority | 14,596 | 14.87% | +12.06% | ||
| Turnout | 98,141 | 100.00% | |||
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