Election Name: | 1902 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Country: | South Dakota |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1900 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1900 |
Next Election: | 1904 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1904 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1902 |
Image1: | File:Charles N. Herreid.jpg |
Nominee1: | Charles N. Herreid |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 48,196 |
Percentage1: | 64.73% |
Nominee2: | John W. Martin |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 21,396 |
Percentage2: | 28.74% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor of South Dakota | |
Before Election: | Charles N. Herreid |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Charles N. Herreid |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1902 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Incumbent Republican Governor Charles N. Herreid ran for re-election to a second term. He faced former Watertown Mayor John W. Martin, the Fusion nominee who was listed as the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Herreid defeated Martin in a landslide to win his second term.
At the Republican convention in June 1902, Governor Charles N. Herreid was renominated unanimously and without opposition.[1]
As was the case in 1898 and 1900, the Democratic and Populist Parties held separate conventions and then fused together with a common set of nominees. However, this time, the parties agreed that the ticket, though fused, would be listed as the Democratic Party on the ballot.[2] At the conventions, former Watertown Mayor John W. Martin[3] was named as the Fusion nominee.[2]