The 1922 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican Governor

William H. McMaster William Henry McMaster (May 10, 1877September 14, 1968) was an American Republican politician who served as the tenth Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925. He also served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dako ...

ran for re-election to a second term. After beating back a challenge in the Republican primary from perennial candidate George W. Egan, McMaster advanced to the general election, where he faced former State Senate President Louis N. Crill, the Democratic nominee, and suffragist Alice Lorraine Daly, the Nonpartisan League's nominee, and the first woman to run for governor. McMaster won by a large margin, but the race was considerably narrower than the 1920 election.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Louis N. Crill, the former President of the State Senate and the

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Democratic nominee for Governor, was the only Democratic candidate to file for governor and won the nomination unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent Governor * George W. Egan, disbarred attorney, perennial candidate

Results

General election

Results

References

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November 1922 events