1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota

none March 2026 September 2023 1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota South Dakota 1963 presidential no 1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1984 November 6, 1990 1996 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1996 Larry Pressler 1989.jpg Larry Pressler Republican Party (United States) 135,682 52.39% 1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 260px County resultsPressler: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Muenster: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Larry Pressler Republican Party (United States) Larry Pressler Republican Party (United States) 150x150px 3x4.svg Ted Muenster Democratic Party (United States) 116,727 45.07% The 1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Pressler ran for re-election to a third term, beating Democratic nominee Theodore 'Ted' Muenster by 19,000 votes. This was the last time until 2014 that a Republican would be elected to South Dakota's Class 2 Senate seat. Candidates Democratic Theodore 'Ted' Muenster, former dean at University of South Dakota, former chief of staff for Governor Kneiphttp://sdexcellence.org/Ted_Muenster Ted Muenster - SDHoF sdexcellence.org 2018-12-16 Republican Larry Pressler, incumbent U.S. Senator Results South Dakota U.S. Senate Election, 1990South Dakota Secretary of State, Historical Election Data. Accessed December 12, 2018. Republican Party (United States) Larry Pressler (incumbent) 135,682 52.39% -22.1% Democratic Party (United States) Theodore 'Ted' Muenster 116,727 45.07% +19.56% Independent (United States) Dean L. Sinclair 6,567 2.54% N/A 18,955 7.32% -41.66% 258,976 61.6% -9.7% |- Republican Party (United States) See also 1990 United States Senate elections References South Dakota 1990 Category:1990 South Dakota elections