1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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.

1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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Nominee Larry Pressler Ted Muenster
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 135,682 116,727
Percentage 52.39% 45.07%

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

Candidates

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Democratic

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  • Theodore 'Ted' Muenster, former dean at University of South Dakota, former chief of staff for Governor Kneip[1]

Republican

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Results

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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

See also

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References

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