1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota
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The 1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican Senator Larry Pressler was easily re-elected to a second term.[1]
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 County results Pressler: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% >90% Cunningham: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- George V. Cunningham, former aide to Sen. George McGovern[2]
- Dean L. Sinclair
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | George V. Cunningham | 31,376 | 68.14% | |
| Democratic | Dean L. Sinclair | 14,672 | 31.86% | |
| Total votes | 46,048 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Larry Pressler (incumbent) | 235,176 | 74.49% |  7.65
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| Democratic | George V. Cunningham | 80,537 | 25.51% |  7.65
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| Total votes | 315,713 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 53. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "McGovern Won't Run; Key Advisers Opposed". The New York Times. August 5, 1975.
- ^ "SD US Senate- D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "SD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2020.