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1972 United States Senate election in South Dakota

1972 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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The 1972 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 1972, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

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Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Karl E. Mundt, who had suffered a severe stroke in 1969, did not run for re-election to a fifth term and was succeeded by Democratic nominee James Abourezk.

Despite Abourezk's 14 percentage point win, Democratic presidential nominee and future fellow South Dakota Senator George McGovern lost his home state by a margin of 8.6 points in the concurrent presidential election.[1]

South Dakota was one of fifteen states alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and West Virginia that were won by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to the United States Senate.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 6, 1972.

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Republican primary

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A state convention was held June 26 to determine the party's nominee as no candidate received the 35% required for nomination under the state's primary law. Hirsch was nominated at this convention.[8]

General election

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References

  1. [1]
    "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Dakotans focus on Mundt's seat". New York Times. New York City. June 4, 1972. p. 47. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 152.
  4. [4]
    America Votes 10, p. 340.
  5. [5]
    "SD US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. [6]
    Alma Larson, Secretary of State (ed.). Official Election Returns for South Dakota: Primary Election, June 6, 1972 (PDF). p. 3.
  7. [7]
    "South Dakota Legislature".
  8. [8]
    America Votes 10, p. 302.
  9. [9]
    "SD US Senate, 1972 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  10. [10]
    Alma Larson, Secretary of State (ed.). Official Election Returns for South Dakota: Primary Election, June 6, 1972 (PDF). p. 4.
  11. [11]
    Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
  12. [12]
    America Votes 10, p. 297.
  13. [13]
    "SD US Senate, 1972". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  14. [14]
    Secretary of State (ed.). Official Election Returns by counties for the State of South Dakota: General Election, November 7, 1972 (PDF). p. 3.
  15. [15]
    Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 4, 2015 – via Clerk.house.gov.

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