1960 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1960 South Dakota gubernatorial election
	County results ; Gubbrud: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Herseth: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Ralph Herseth; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Archie M. Gubbrud; Republican

The 1960 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Ralph Herseth was defeated by Republican nominee Archie M. Gubbrud, who won 50.73% of the vote, Gubbrud defeated Herseth again 2 years later. [1]

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 7, 1960.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph Herseth (inc.)		unopposed

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Archie M. Gubbrud		unopposed

1960 South Dakota gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Archie M. Gubbrud	154,530	50.73%
	Democratic	Ralph Herseth (inc.)	150,095	49.27%
Majority			4,435	1.46%
Turnout			304,625	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

^ Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of Felton M. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate (1960). Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 3.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 142.
^ Elections (PDF). p. 635. Retrieved May 14, 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 79.
^ "SD Governor, 1960". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 14, 2020.