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County results Foss: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% Herseth: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in South Dakota |
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The 1956 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956.
Incumbent Republican Governor Joe Foss defeated Democratic nominee Ralph Herseth with 54.39% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on June 5, 1956.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ralph Herseth | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Foss (inc.) | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Foss (inc.) | 158,819 | 54.39% | ||
Democratic | Ralph Herseth | 133,198 | 45.61% | ||
Majority | 25,621 | 8.77% | |||
Turnout | 292,017 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |