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.
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.