South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1898

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1898

November 8, 1898

Nominee Andrew E. Lee Kirk G. Phillips Knute Lewis Party Fusion Republican Prohibition Running mate F. C. Robinson John T. Kean F. J. Carlisle Popular vote 37,319 36,919 891 Percentage 49.68% 49.14% 1.18%

Governor before election Andrew E. Lee People's Elected Governor Andrew E. Lee Fusion

The 1898 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898, to elect a Governor of South Dakota to a two-year term. Incumbent Governor Andrew E. Lee ran on the Fusion Party ticket (as opposed to the People's Party ticket, on which he had won in 1896) and was re-elected, defeating Republican nominee Kirk G. Phillips and Prohibition Party candidate Knute Lewis.

Lee won by 370 votes or 0.54%, the second-smallest margin in South Dakota gubernatorial election history (beaten only by Lee's election in 1896, which he won by 319 votes or 0.39%).^[1] As with the previous election, the Prohibitionist candidate polled lowly but polled enough that if their votes went either way, the race would have been changed.

Results

South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1898[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Fusion	Andrew E. Lee (inc.)	37,319	49.68
	Republican	Kirk G. Phillips	36,949	49.14
	Prohibition	Knute Lewis	891	1.18
Total votes			75,129	100
Majority			370	0.54%
	Fusion gain from People's

References

1. "South Dakota Gubernatorial Elections, 1889–2006" (pdf). Humphrey School of Public Affairs. University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
2. "1889–1900 Election Returns" (pdf). South Dakota Secretary of State. Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Secretary of State. pp. 49–50. Retrieved June 8, 2014.