 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Sharpe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Fellows: 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in South Dakota | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| ||
The1944 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican GovernorMerrell Q. Sharpe ran for re-election to a second term. He was opposed Lynn Fellows, a former State Representative fromAurora County[1] the 1942 Democratic nominee for Attorney General, in the general election; both Sharpe and Fellows won their primaries unopposed.[2] In the general election, Sharpe easily defeated Fellows, far outpacing even Republican presidential nomineeThomas E. Dewey, who won the statein a landslide.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Merrell Q. Sharpe (inc.) | 148,646 | 65.51% | +4.00% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Fellows | 78,276 | 34.49% | −4.00% | |
| Majority | 70,370 | 31.01% | +8.00% | ||
| Turnout | 226,922 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)