1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota

1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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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

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 after famously declining to take bribes during the Abscam Scandal. ^[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

See also

• 1984 United States Senate elections

References

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