1934 South Dakota gubernatorial election

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.

Candidates

 * Tom Berry, incumbent Governor
 * Hans Ustrud, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota

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