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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General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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.