1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota

none March 2026 April 2023 1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota South Dakota 1909 presidential no 1954 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1954 1966 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1966 November 8, 1960 150x150px File:Rep. Karl Mundt, Repub., of S.D., 2-21-40 LCCN2016877155 (cropped).jpg Karl E. Mundt Republican Party (United States) 160,181 52.44% George_McGovern_bioguide.jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 145,261 47.56% 240px 1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg County resultsMundt: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%McGovern: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Karl E. Mundt Republican Party (United States) Karl E. Mundt Republican Party (United States) 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.January 6, 1960 McGovern Seeks Seat in Senate Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/238705949/ June 10, 2021 Both Mundt and McGovern won their respective primaries unopposed and the campaign between the two began. Despite Richard Nixon's landslide victory in the state in the year's presidential election, 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 1960 United States Senate election in South DakotaNelson Nelson Heinrich Chad W. 2005 Chapter 8: Elections Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005 http://sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com/#/item-details/entities_1092?from=search-results Pierre, S.D. 635 Republican Party (United States) Karl E. Mundt (inc.) 160,181 52.44% -4.85% Democratic Party (United States) George McGovern 145,261 47.56% +4.85% 14,920 4.88% -9.71% 305,442 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Results by county Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=62087 Our Campaigns - SD US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1960 www.ourcampaigns.com 9 April 2023Karl Earl MundtRepublicanGeorge Stanley McGovernDemocraticMarginTotal 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% 1,073Totals160,18152.44%145,26147.56%14,9204.88%304,442 References South Dakota Category:United States Senate elections in South Dakota Category:1960 South Dakota elections Category:George McGovern