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Election 1924 Results

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1924 US Senate election in South Dakota

William H. McMaster (Republican) beat U.S.G. Cherry (Democrat) in South Dakota in 1924, 45.4% to 32.1%, a margin of 13.3 points and 26,492 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1918, when Thomas Sterling won.

Republicans led in 49 of the 68 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 16 and other candidates in 3. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 15,561 votes and went to the Democrat by 7.6 points. The closest was Moody, where 14 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William H. McMaster won Republican 90,310 45.4%
U.S.G. Cherry Democratic 63,818 32.1%
Tom Ayres Farmer-Labor 23,962 12.0%
All other candidates 20,822 10.5%
Total198,912

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 6,348 40.8% 5,170 33.2% 4,043 15,561 D+7.6
Brookings 2,461 25.8% 4,507 47.2% 2,579 9,547 R+21.4
Beadle 2,869 45.7% 2,180 34.7% 1,233 6,282 D+11.0
Davison 1,220 23.2% 2,797 53.2% 1,245 5,262 R+30.0
Charles Mix 2,121 41.2% 1,568 30.4% 1,462 5,151 D+10.7
Pennington 1,346 26.6% 2,949 58.2% 774 5,069 R+31.6
Brown 1,267 25.0% 2,340 46.2% 1,459 5,066 R+21.2
Codington 992 20.7% 2,446 51.1% 1,352 4,790 R+30.4
Spink 1,745 36.9% 2,135 45.2% 844 4,724 R+8.3
Lawrence 2,190 46.5% 2,058 43.7% 464 4,712 D+2.8
Roberts 392 8.7% 1,891 41.8% 2,238 4,521 Others
Day 468 10.8% 2,443 56.2% 1,435 4,346 R+45.4
Lake 1,460 36.2% 1,574 39.1% 996 4,030 R+2.8
Lincoln 1,685 42.4% 1,613 40.6% 678 3,976 D+1.8
Tripp 1,613 41.2% 1,561 39.9% 737 3,911 D+1.3
Gregory 1,516 40.4% 1,151 30.7% 1,084 3,751 D+9.7
Yankton 1,175 31.4% 1,293 34.6% 1,270 3,738 R+3.2
Turner 1,135 31.4% 1,393 38.6% 1,083 3,611 R+7.1
Union 1,589 44.6% 1,499 42.1% 474 3,562 D+2.5
Meade 1,554 45.1% 1,334 38.7% 559 3,447 D+6.4
Hutchinson 518 15.1% 1,225 35.7% 1,688 3,431 Others
Kingsbury 1,015 30.1% 1,692 50.2% 663 3,370 R+20.1
Bon Homme 1,370 40.7% 1,466 43.6% 528 3,364 R+2.9
Hand 1,672 50.1% 1,170 35.1% 494 3,336 D+15.0
Clark 493 16.0% 1,726 55.9% 870 3,089 R+39.9
McCook 1,110 36.2% 1,080 35.2% 876 3,066 D+1.0
Clay 1,174 38.4% 1,240 40.5% 646 3,060 R+2.2
Grant 543 18.4% 1,210 41.1% 1,193 2,946 R+22.6
Fall River 1,030 35.4% 1,327 45.6% 552 2,909 R+10.2
Brule 1,005 36.0% 1,078 38.6% 711 2,794 R+2.6
Moody 945 34.5% 959 35.0% 834 2,738 R+0.5
McPherson 234 8.7% 1,526 56.9% 920 2,680 R+48.2
Aurora 1,072 40.3% 1,005 37.8% 584 2,661 D+2.5
Miner 1,220 46.2% 993 37.6% 429 2,642 D+8.6
Marshall 320 12.2% 1,249 47.6% 1,056 2,625 R+35.4
Corson 206 8.1% 1,340 52.7% 998 2,544 R+44.6
Sanborn 465 18.5% 1,317 52.5% 725 2,507 R+34.0
Edmunds 631 25.3% 1,073 43.0% 790 2,494 R+17.7
Lyman 709 29.0% 1,260 51.6% 474 2,443 R+22.6
Perkins 484 20.6% 1,347 57.5% 513 2,344 R+36.8
Hamlin 331 14.3% 1,238 53.3% 752 2,321 R+39.1
Deuel 259 11.4% 1,489 65.6% 521 2,269 R+54.2
Walworth 479 22.0% 1,098 50.3% 605 2,182 R+28.4
Butte 640 29.4% 1,004 46.2% 531 2,175 R+16.7
Douglas 724 33.9% 1,009 47.2% 405 2,138 R+13.3
Hughes 1,131 54.5% 685 33.0% 260 2,076 D+21.5
Jerauld 464 22.4% 1,125 54.4% 480 2,069 R+31.9
Faulk 562 27.7% 1,072 52.9% 392 2,026 R+25.2
Hanson 496 25.2% 810 41.1% 666 1,972 R+15.9
Potter 555 31.1% 931 52.2% 298 1,784 R+21.1
Dewey 561 32.3% 799 46.0% 376 1,736 R+13.7
Haakon 640 38.7% 728 44.0% 287 1,655 R+5.3
Mellette 873 54.3% 597 37.1% 138 1,608 D+17.2
Custer 411 25.9% 815 51.4% 361 1,587 R+25.5
Hyde 377 28.1% 580 43.2% 387 1,344 R+15.1
Jones 462 34.9% 656 49.6% 205 1,323 R+14.7
Todd 434 32.9% 770 58.3% 117 1,321 R+25.4
Ziebach 318 26.4% 590 49.0% 296 1,204 R+22.6
Campbell 74 6.4% 851 73.1% 239 1,164 R+66.8
Shannon 158 13.6% 980 84.2% 26 1,164 R+70.6
Stanley 541 46.5% 374 32.1% 249 1,164 D+14.3
Harding 229 20.1% 596 52.4% 312 1,137 R+32.3
Jackson 362 35.5% 509 49.9% 150 1,021 R+14.4
Bennett 304 30.4% 326 32.6% 369 999 Others
Sully 329 35.8% 384 41.7% 207 920 R+6.0
Buffalo 268 36.6% 297 40.6% 167 732 R+4.0
Washabaugh (Ext) 161 36.2% 240 53.9% 44 445 R+17.8
Washington (Ext) 43 13.0% 268 81.0% 20 331 R+68.0

Counties as they stood in 1924; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Dakota Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 John R Thune (R) R+43.5
2020 Mike Rounds (R) R+31.5
2016 John R. Thune (R) R+43.7
2014 Mike Rounds (R) R+20.9
2010 John Thune (R) R+100.0
2008 Tim Johnson (D) D+25.0
2004 John Thune (R) R+1.2
2002 Tim Johnson (D) D+0.2
1998 Tom Daschle (D) D+25.7
1996 Tim Johnson (D) D+2.6
1992 Thomas A. Daschle (D) D+32.4
1990 Larry Pressler (R) R+7.3
1986 Thomas A. Daschle (D) D+3.2
1984 Larry Pressler (R) R+49.0
1980 James Abdnor (R) R+18.8
1978 Larry Pressler (R) R+33.7
1974 George McGovern (D) D+6.1
1972 James Abourezk (D) D+14.1
1968 George McGovern (D) D+13.6
1966 Karl E. Mundt (R) R+32.6
1962 George McGovern (D) D+0.2
1960 Karl E. Mundt (R) R+4.9
1956 Francis Case (R) R+1.6
1954 Karl E. Mundt (R) R+14.6
1950 Francis Case (R) R+27.8
1948 Karl E. Mundt (R) R+18.7
1944 Chandler Gurney (R) R+27.7
1942 Harlan J. Bushfield (R) R+17.5
1938 Chandler Gurney (R) R+4.9
1936 William J. Bulow (D) D+2.1
1932 Peter Norbeck (R) R+9.3
1930 William J. Bulow (D) D+3.3
1926 Peter Norbeck (R) R+26.2
1924 William H. McMaster (R) R+13.3
1920 Peter Norbeck (R) R+30.1
1918 Thomas Sterling (R) R+16.1
1914 Edwin S. Johnson (D) D+3.5