Election
Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of South Dakota
The 1970 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Primary elections were held on June 2, 1970. Incumbent Republican Governor Frank Farrar was defeated by Democratic nominee Richard F. Kneip who won 54.85% of the vote.
This is the last time that an incumbent governor of South Dakota lost re-election.
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The 1970 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Primary elections were held on June 2, 1970. Incumbent Republican Governor Frank Farrar was defeated by Democratic nominee Richard F. Kneip who won 54.85% of the vote.
This is the last time that an incumbent governor of South Dakota lost re-election.
Text from the Wikipedia article “1970 South Dakota gubernatorial election”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.