1946 South Dakota gubernatorial election

* * *

| <- 1944 | November 5, 1946 | 1948 ->

|
|

|  |  |

|
|

Nominee  | George T. Mickelson | Richard Haeder  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 108,998 | 53,294
Percentage  | 67.16% | 32.84%

* * *

County results
Mickelson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Haeder: 50–60% 80–90%

* * *

| Governor before election

Merrell Q. Sharpe
Republican

| Elected Governor

George T. Mickelson
Republican

|

Elections in South Dakota

Federal government

|  Presidential elections

* 1892
* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1916
* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1940
* 1944
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Presidential primaries

Democratic
2004
2008
2016
2020
2024

Republican
2008
2016
2024
U.S. Senate elections

* 1889
* 1891
* 1894
* 1897
* 1901
* 1903
* 1903 sp
* 1907
* 1909
* 1913
* 1914
* 1918
* 1920
* 1924
* 1926
* 1930
* 1932
* 1936
* 1938
* 1938 sp
* 1942
* 1944
* 1948
* 1950
* 1954
* 1956
* 1960
* 1962
* 1966
* 1968
* 1972
* 1974
* 1978
* 1980
* 1984
* 1986
* 1990
* 1992
* 1996
* 1998
* 2002
* 2004
* 2008
* 2010
* 2014
* 2016
* 2020
* 2022
* 2026

U.S. House elections

* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* AL sp
* 1892
* 1894
* 1896
* 1898
* 1900
* 1902
* 1904
* 1906
* 1908
* AL sp
* 1910
* 1912
* 1914
* 1916
* 1918
* 1920
* 1922
* 1924
* 1926
* 1928
* 1930
* 1932
* 1934
* 1936
* 1938
* 1940
* 1942
* 1944
* 1946
* 1948
* 1950
* 1952
* 1954
* 1956
* 1958
* 1960
* 1962
* 1964
* 1966
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* AL sp
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

State government

|  General elections

* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

Gubernatorial elections

* 1889
* 1890
* 1892
* 1894
* 1896
* 1898
* 1900
* 1902
* 1904
* 1906
* 1908
* 1910
* 1912
* 1914
* 1916
* 1918
* 1920
* 1922
* 1924
* 1926
* 1928
* 1930
* 1932
* 1934
* 1936
* 1938
* 1940
* 1942
* 1944
* 1946
* 1948
* 1950
* 1952
* 1954
* 1956
* 1958
* 1960
* 1962
* 1964
* 1966
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Secretary of State elections

* 2022

Attorney General elections

* 2018
* 2022

Senate elections

* 2020
* 2022

House of Representatives elections

* 2020
* 2022

Ballot measures

|  2006

Amendment C
2008

Measure 9

Measure 10
2020

Amendment A

Measure 26
2024

Amendment G

Amendment H

Sioux Falls

|  City elections

* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024

Mayoral elections

* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Rapid City

|  City elections

* 2020
* 2022
* 2024
* 2026

Mayoral elections

* 2022

Pierre

|  City elections

* 2020
* 2022
* 2024
* 2026

Mayoral elections

* 2022

* v
* t
* e

The 1946 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Republican Governor Merrell Q. Sharpe ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Attorney General George T. Mickelson. In the general election, Mickelson faced farmer Richard Haeder, the Democratic nominee. In part because of South Dakota's growing trend toward the Republican Party, and because of the national Republican landslide, Mickelson easily defeated Haeder, winning 67% of the vote to Haeder's 33%.

## Democratic primary

[edit]

### Candidates

[edit]

* Richard Haeder, farmer and president of the South Dakota Rural Electrification Association[1]
* Edward Prchal, former member of the South Dakota Board of Regents, 1942 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate[1]
* Jennie M. O'Hern, Democratic National Committeewoman[1]

### Results

[edit]

Democratic primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Democratic | Richard Haeder  | 8,093  | 41.06%
| Democratic | Edward Prchal  | 6,563  | 33.30%
| Democratic | Jennie M. O'Hern  | 5,053  | 25.64%
Total votes  | 19,709  | 100.00%

## Republican primary

[edit]

### Candidates

[edit]

* George T. Mickelson, incumbent Attorney General of South Dakota
* Merrell Q. Sharpe, incumbent Governor
* Millard G. Scott, former State Rural Credit Director, 1942 Republican candidate for Governor[3]

### Results

[edit]

Republican primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|
|

| Republican | George T. Mickelson  | 32,515  | 44.98%
| Republican | Merrell Q. Sharpe (inc.)  | 23,325  | 32.27%
| Republican | Millard G. Scott  | 16,442  | 22.75%
Total votes  | 72,282  | 100.00%

## General election

[edit]

### Results

[edit]

1946 South Dakota gubernatorial election[2][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Republican | George T. Mickelson | 108,998  | 67.16%  | +1.66%
| Democratic | Richard Haeder  | 53,294  | 32.84%  | −1.66%
Majority  | 55,704  | 34.32%  | +3.31%
Turnout | 162,292  | 100.00%  |
| Republican hold

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c "South Dakota Governor's Third-Term Bid Rejected". Evening star. Washington, D.C. June 5, 1946. p. A-6. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
2. ^ a b c Elections (PDF). p. 632. Retrieved December 8, 2020. `{{cite book}}`: `|work=` ignored (help)
3. ^ "Millard G. Scott Enters Republican Gubernatorial Fight: Avers G.O.P. Affairs Need Improvement". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, S.D. March 4, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
4. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 79.

## Bibliography

[edit]

* Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

* v
* t
* e

(1944 <-)  1946 United States elections (-> 1948)

U.S.
Senate|

* Alabama (special)
* Arizona
* California
* California (special)
* Connecticut
* Connecticut (special)
* Delaware
* Florida
* Idaho (special)
* Indiana
* Kentucky (special)
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Dakota
* North Dakota (special)
* Ohio
* Ohio (special)
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Virginia (special)
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

U.S.
House|

* Alabama
* Arkansas
* Arizona
* California
* 12th
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

State
governors|

* Alabama
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Georgia
* Idaho
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Lt. Gov
* Nebraska
* Lt. Gov
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Vermont
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

State
legislatures|

* Iowa Senate

Mayors|

* New Orleans

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template