1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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November 6, 1984

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Nominee	Larry Pressler	George V. Cunningham
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	235,176	80,537
Percentage	74.49%	25.51%

County results
Pressler: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% >90%
Cunningham: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Larry Pressler
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Larry Pressler
Republican

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The 1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican Senator Larry Pressler was easily re-elected to a second term.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

George V. Cunningham, former aide to Sen. George McGovern^[2]
Dean L. Sinclair

Results

1984 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George V. Cunningham	31,376	68.14%
	Democratic	Dean L. Sinclair	14,672	31.86%
Total votes			46,048	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results^[1]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Pressler (incumbent)	235,176	74.49%	7.65
	Democratic	George V. Cunningham	80,537	25.51%	7.65
Total votes			315,713	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 53. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "McGovern Won't Run; Key Advisers Opposed". The New York Times. August 5, 1975.
^ "SD US Senate- D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
^ "SD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

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