and instead ran for the U.S. Senate. He defeated incumbent Senator Thomas Sterling in the Republican primary and won a 44% plurality in the ensuing general election against Democratic nominee Ulysses Simpson Grant Cherry and several independent candidates. He was narrowly defeated for re-election in 1930 by Governor William J. Bulow. In retirement, he served as an officer of the Dixon National Bank in Illinois. Death At the age of 91 years, McMaster died in Yankton and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois US. Head coaching record References External links National Governors Association 1877 births 1968 deaths Republican Party governors of South Dakota Lieutenant Governors of South Dakota People from Monona County, Iowa People from Yankton County, South Dakota Politicians from Sioux City, Iowa People from Dixon, Illinois Republican Party South Dakota state senators Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football coaches Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives Beloit College alumni Republican Party United States senators from South Dakota