Battle of Backbone Mountain

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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

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

See also

References

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