The 1974 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator George McGovern, who had lost the 1972 United States presidential election to Richard Nixon ran for reelection to a third term and won, despite having also lost his home state two years prior.
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on June 4, 1974.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- George McGovern, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George McGovern (incumbent) | unopposed | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Barbara B. Gunderson, former Republican National Committeewoman, former Civil Service Commissioner[3]
- Al Schock[4]
- Leo K. Thorsness, former United States Air Force colonel and prisoner of war
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Leo K. Thorsness | 49,716 | 52.35% | |
| Republican | Al Schock | 35,406 | 37.28% | |
| Republican | Barbara B. Gunderson | 9,852 | 10.37% | |
| Total votes | 94,974 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Leo K. Thorsness (R)
- George McGovern (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George McGovern (incumbent) | 147,929 | 53.04 | |
| Republican | Leo K. Thorsness | 130,955 | 46.96 | |
| Majority | 16,974 | 6.08 | ||
| Turnout | 278,884 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 152.
- ^ a b America Votes 11, p. 302.
- ^ "Barbara Bates Gunderson Obituary (2007) Rapid City Journal". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Al Schock - SD Hall of Fame Programs".
- ^ "SD US Senate, 1974 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ Lorna B. Herseth, Secretary of State (ed.). Official Election Returns for South Dakota: Primary Election, June 4, 1974 (PDF). p. 2.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
- ^ America Votes 11, p. 297.
- ^ "SD US Senate, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ Lorna B. Herseth, Secretary of State (ed.). Official Election Returns for South Dakota: General Election, November 5, 1974 (PDF). p. 2.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. August 1, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
Bibliography
edit- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1975). America Votes 11: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1974. Washington, D.C.: Elections Research Center.
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