1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota

1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota
	November 6, 1990
	County results ; Pressler: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Muenster: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Larry Pressler; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Larry Pressler; Republican

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 Kneip^[1]

Republican

Larry Pressler, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

South Dakota U.S. Senate Election, 1990^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Pressler (incumbent)	135,682	52.39%	−22.1%
	Democratic	Theodore 'Ted' Muenster	116,727	45.07%	+19.56%
	Independent	Dean L. Sinclair	6,567	2.54%	N/A
Majority			18,955	7.32%	−41.66%
Turnout			258,976	61.6%	−9.7%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ "Ted Muenster - SDHoF". sdexcellence.org. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
^ South Dakota Secretary of State, Historical Election Data. Accessed December 12, 2018.

[1] "Ted Muenster - SDHoF". sdexcellence.org. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

[clerk-2] South Dakota Secretary of State, Historical Election Data. Accessed December 12, 2018.

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Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

See also

References