The 1934 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Berry ran for re-election to a second term. After defeating an intra-party challenge from Lieutenant Governor Hans Ustrud, Berry faced magazine publisher William C. Allen, who won a crowded Republican primary with a large plurality. Aided by the national environment favoring Democrats, Berry won re-election in a landslide.
Democratic primary Candidates Tom Berry, incumbent Governor Hans Ustrud, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Results
Republican primary Candidates William C. Allen, publisher of the Dakota Farmer Otto Kaas, State Senator from Marshall County Daniel K. Loucks, former Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives Charles A. Alseth, State Representative from Kingsbury County
Results
General election Results
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