1986 United States Senate election in South Dakota

none March 2026 September 2023 1986 United States Senate election in South Dakota South Dakota 1963 presidential no 1980 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1980 1992 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1992 November 4, 1986 150x150px TomDaschlePortrait (1).jpg Tom Daschle Democratic Party (United States) 152,657 51.60% JamesAbdnor.jpg James Abdnor Republican Party (United States) 143,173 48.40% 1986 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 260px County resultsDaschle: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Abdnor: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator James Abdnor Republican Party (United States) Tom Daschle Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James Abdnor ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democrat and future Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=118 Our Campaigns - VA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000 This was the only one of Daschle's Senate races that he won with less than 60% of the vote. Republican primary Candidates James Abdnor, incumbent U.S. Senator Bill Janklow, Governor of South Dakota Results Although Abdnor won the primary by a fairly comfortable margin, it hurt him badly. Daschle was uncontested for the Democratic nomination and therefore was able to focus on the general election early, while Abdnor had to fight a challenge from a popular incumbent governor. Many political analystsSeptember 2022 say this was one of the factors in Abdnor's general election loss.September 2022thumb|260px|Republican Primary results by county: #ed8783 Abdnor #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80% #b00600 80–90% #c88fe4 Janklow #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80% |center Republican primary resultsOfficial Election Results and Registration Figures for South Dakota - Primary Election June 3, 1986 https://sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/electvoterpdfs/72-86/86SDPRIM.pdf South Dakota Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20110616215406/https://sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/electvoterpdfs/72-86/86SDPRIM.pdf June 16, 2011 dead James Abdnor (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 63,414 54.51% Bill Janklow Republican Party (United States) 52,924 45.49% 116,338 100.00% General election Candidates James Abdnor (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Tom Daschle (D), U.S. Representative Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 36 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Daschle 152,657 51.60% +12.21% Republican Party (United States) James Abdnor (incumbent) 143,173 48.40% -9.80% 295,830 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1986 United States Senate elections References South Dakota 1986 United States Senate