1960 United States Senate election in South Dakota
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.
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| Elections in South Dakota |
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General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Karl E. Mundt (inc.) | 160,181 | 52.44% | -4.85% | |
| Democratic | George McGovern | 145,261 | 47.56% | +4.85% | |
| Majority | 14,920 | 4.88% | -9.71% | ||
| Turnout | 305,442 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Our Campaigns - SD US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1960". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
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