1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota
20th century American senate election
1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota
County resultsMundt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%McGovern: 50–60% 60–70%
The 1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Republican Senator Karl E. Mundt ran for re-election to his third term. He was challenged by Congressman George McGovern .[1] Both Mundt and McGovern won their respective primaries unopposed and the campaign between the two began. Despite the landslide victory for Vice-President Richard M. Nixon over John F. Kennedy , the race between Mundt and McGovern was quite close. Mundt narrowly won re-election, and McGovern ran for the U.S. Senate again in 1962 . He served alongside Mundt for a decade.
General election
Results
Results by county
County[3]
Karl Earl Mundt Republican
George Stanley McGovern Democratic
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Aurora
1,065
41.81%
1,482
58.19%
-417
-16.38%
2,547
Beadle
4,957
49.60%
5,036
50.40%
-79
-0.80%
9,993
Bennett
731
51.99%
675
48.01%
56
3.98%
1,406
Bon Homme
2,358
49.31%
2,424
50.69%
-66
-1.38%
4,782
Brookings
5,021
57.84%
3,660
42.16%
1,361
15.68%
8,681
Brown
7,299
46.07%
8,545
53.93%
-1,246
-7.86%
15,844
Brule
1,051
37.06%
1,785
62.94%
-734
-25.88%
2,836
Buffalo
247
39.84%
373
60.16%
-126
-20.32%
620
Butte
2,468
64.30%
1,370
35.70%
1,098
28.60%
3,838
Campbell
1,275
75.85%
406
24.15%
869
51.70%
1,681
Charles Mix
2,019
38.86%
3,177
61.14%
-1,158
-22.28%
5,196
Clark
1,957
52.79%
1,750
47.21%
207
5.58%
3,707
Clay
2,361
50.96%
2,272
49.04%
89
1.92%
4,633
Codington
4,635
48.73%
4,876
51.27%
-241
-2.54%
9,511
Corson
1,262
53.41%
1,101
46.59%
161
6.82%
2,363
Custer
1,415
59.28%
972
40.72%
443
18.56%
2,387
Davison
3,279
40.49%
4,819
59.51%
-1,540
-19.02%
8,098
Day
2,230
40.84%
3,231
59.16%
-1,001
-18.32%
5,461
Deuel
1,652
53.71%
1,424
46.29%
228
7.42%
3,076
Dewey
1,072
49.29%
1,103
50.71%
-31
-1.42%
2,175
Douglas
1,571
61.42%
987
38.58%
584
22.84%
2,558
Edmunds
1,558
46.66%
1,781
53.34%
-223
-6.68%
3,339
Fall River
2,454
61.83%
1,515
38.17%
939
23.66%
3,969
Faulk
1,127
49.36%
1,156
50.64%
-29
-1.28%
2,283
Grant
2,397
50.35%
2,364
49.65%
33
0.70%
4,761
Gregory
1,690
47.00%
1,906
53.00%
-216
-6.00%
3,596
Haakon
942
60.27%
621
39.73%
321
20.54%
1,563
Hamlin
1,869
55.87%
1,476
44.13%
393
11.74%
3,345
Hand
1,692
51.46%
1,596
48.54%
96
2.92%
3,288
Hanson
934
41.90%
1,295
58.10%
-361
-16.20%
2,229
Harding
687
65.00%
370
35.00%
317
30.00%
1,057
Hughes
3,043
56.73%
2,321
43.27%
722
13.46%
5,364
Hutchinson
3,206
61.14%
2,038
38.86%
1,168
22.28%
5,244
Hyde
712
48.60%
753
51.40%
-41
-2.80%
1,465
Jackson
534
56.39%
413
43.61%
121
12.78%
947
Jerauld
1,030
50.10%
1,026
49.90%
4
0.20%
2,056
Jones
543
50.51%
532
49.49%
11
1.02%
1,075
Kingsbury
2,549
56.10%
1,995
43.90%
554
12.20%
4,544
Lake
3,225
56.56%
2,477
43.44%
748
13.12%
5,702
Lawrence
4,947
65.09%
2,653
34.91%
2,294
30.18%
7,600
Lincoln
3,553
58.43%
2,528
41.57%
1,025
16.86%
6,081
Lyman
1,083
51.87%
1,005
48.13%
78
3.74%
2,088
Marshall
1,515
45.45%
1,818
54.55%
-303
-9.10%
3,333
McCook
2,038
49.25%
2,100
50.75%
-62
-1.50%
4,138
McPherson
2,125
71.21%
859
28.79%
1,266
42.42%
2,984
Meade
2,659
56.70%
2,031
43.30%
628
13.40%
4,690
Mellette
703
54.71%
582
45.29%
121
9.42%
1,285
Miner
1,207
42.59%
1,627
57.41%
-420
-14.82%
2,834
Minnehaha
20,660
54.22%
17,443
45.78%
3,217
8.44%
38,103
Moody
1,889
47.62%
2,078
52.38%
-189
-4.76%
3,967
Pennington
10,511
56.88%
7,968
43.12%
2,543
13.76%
18,479
Perkins
1,720
59.33%
1,179
40.67%
541
18.66%
2,899
Potter
1,316
56.60%
1,009
43.40%
307
13.20%
2,325
Roberts
2,608
43.58%
3,377
56.42%
-769
-12.84%
5,985
Sanborn
1,139
44.95%
1,395
55.05%
-256
-10.10%
2,534
Shannon
645
37.35%
1,082
62.65%
-437
-25.30%
1,727
Spink
2,481
46.25%
2,883
53.75%
-402
-7.50%
5,364
Stanley
624
44.01%
794
55.99%
-170
-11.98%
1,418
Sully
753
56.03%
591
43.97%
162
12.06%
1,344
Todd
889
49.14%
920
50.86%
-31
-1.72%
1,809
Tripp
2,203
52.67%
1,980
47.33%
223
5.34%
4,183
Turner
3,538
63.31%
2,050
36.69%
1,488
26.62%
5,588
Union
2,401
49.16%
2,483
50.84%
-82
-1.68%
4,884
Walworth
2,158
55.65%
1,720
44.35%
438
11.30%
3,878
Washabaugh
229
48.93%
239
51.07%
-10
-2.14%
468
Yankton
3,939
55.01%
3,222
44.99%
717
10.02%
7,161
Ziebach
531
49.49%
542
50.51%
-11
-1.02%
1,073
Totals
160,181
52.44%
145,261
47.56%
14,920
4.88%
304,442
References
^ "McGovern Seeks Seat in Senate" . Argus Leader . Sioux Falls, S.D. January 6, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021 .
^ Nelson, Nelson; Heinrich, Chad W., eds. (2005). "Chapter 8: Elections". Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005 . Pierre, S.D. p. 635. {{cite book }}
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^ "Our Campaigns - SD US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1960" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .