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Election 1936 Results

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1936 US Senate election in South Dakota

William J. Bulow (Democrat) beat Chandler Gurney (Republican) in South Dakota in 1936, 48.8% to 46.7%, a margin of 2.1 points and 6,048 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1930, when William J. Bulow also won.

Democrats led in 37 of the 68 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 31. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 26,055 votes and went to the Republican by 3.7 points. The closest was Washabaugh (Ext), where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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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 J. Bulow won Democratic 141,509 48.8%
Chandler Gurney Republican 135,461 46.7%
All other candidates 12,816 4.4%
Total289,786

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 12,011 46.1% 12,968 49.8% 1,076 26,055 R+3.7
Brown 7,951 58.5% 4,766 35.0% 883 13,600 D+23.4
Pennington 4,899 48.2% 4,393 43.2% 873 10,165 D+5.0
Beadle 5,332 60.1% 3,220 36.3% 315 8,867 D+23.8
Lawrence 3,315 39.0% 5,021 59.0% 167 8,503 R+20.1
Davison 4,593 59.7% 2,648 34.4% 455 7,696 D+25.3
Yankton 3,727 51.2% 3,377 46.4% 171 7,275 D+4.8
Codington 3,350 46.2% 3,256 44.9% 639 7,245 D+1.3
Brookings 2,937 41.6% 4,014 56.9% 105 7,056 R+15.3
Charles Mix 4,247 62.4% 2,513 36.9% 48 6,808 D+25.5
Turner 2,697 42.1% 3,528 55.0% 188 6,413 R+13.0
Lake 2,297 39.0% 3,410 57.9% 180 5,887 R+18.9
Lincoln 2,291 38.9% 3,253 55.3% 341 5,885 R+16.3
Roberts 3,057 52.8% 1,951 33.7% 780 5,788 D+19.1
Spink 3,002 52.3% 2,387 41.5% 356 5,745 D+10.7
Hutchinson 2,359 41.5% 3,100 54.5% 232 5,691 R+13.0
Union 3,385 59.8% 2,001 35.3% 278 5,664 D+24.4
Day 2,788 50.2% 2,485 44.7% 281 5,554 D+5.5
Bon Homme 2,653 51.5% 2,456 47.7% 40 5,149 D+3.8
Clay 2,773 55.4% 1,851 37.0% 380 5,004 D+18.4
Kingsbury 1,777 35.6% 3,090 61.9% 121 4,988 R+26.3
McCook 2,297 47.9% 2,401 50.1% 98 4,796 R+2.2
Meade 1,957 43.4% 2,128 47.2% 422 4,507 R+3.8
Gregory 2,295 51.5% 2,131 47.8% 32 4,458 D+3.7
Moody 2,151 48.6% 2,165 48.9% 109 4,425 R+0.3
Tripp 2,461 56.4% 1,860 42.6% 45 4,366 D+13.8
Clark 1,585 39.7% 2,049 51.3% 360 3,994 R+11.6
Grant 1,315 33.1% 1,654 41.6% 1,003 3,972 R+8.5
Edmunds 1,784 46.8% 1,935 50.7% 97 3,816 R+4.0
Fall River 1,702 44.9% 1,773 46.7% 319 3,794 R+1.9
Walworth 1,927 53.7% 1,546 43.1% 115 3,588 D+10.6
Hamlin 1,361 38.9% 2,064 59.0% 71 3,496 R+20.1
Miner 1,798 51.6% 1,603 46.0% 84 3,485 D+5.6
McPherson 1,328 38.7% 2,071 60.4% 31 3,430 R+21.7
Perkins 1,683 50.2% 1,560 46.6% 107 3,350 D+3.7
Marshall 1,935 58.6% 1,318 39.9% 51 3,304 D+18.7
Hughes 1,556 47.8% 1,587 48.7% 115 3,258 R+1.0
Brule 2,063 63.6% 1,099 33.9% 81 3,243 D+29.7
Hand 1,604 49.9% 1,421 44.2% 189 3,214 D+5.7
Corson 1,497 47.3% 1,513 47.8% 152 3,162 R+0.5
Douglas 1,598 50.9% 1,516 48.2% 28 3,142 D+2.6
Sanborn 1,622 51.9% 1,370 43.8% 134 3,126 D+8.1
Butte 1,208 39.5% 1,523 49.8% 328 3,059 R+10.3
Deuel 1,210 40.1% 1,747 57.8% 63 3,020 R+17.8
Aurora 1,641 55.9% 1,226 41.8% 67 2,934 D+14.1
Custer 1,376 48.2% 1,417 49.6% 62 2,855 R+1.4
Hanson 1,417 53.5% 1,172 44.2% 62 2,651 D+9.2
Faulk 1,300 51.4% 1,191 47.1% 40 2,531 D+4.3
Jerauld 1,199 48.6% 1,216 49.3% 53 2,468 R+0.7
Lyman 1,095 46.1% 1,261 53.1% 21 2,377 R+7.0
Dewey 1,144 49.9% 1,014 44.3% 133 2,291 D+5.7
Potter 1,132 51.2% 1,040 47.0% 41 2,213 D+4.2
Campbell 577 29.5% 1,350 68.9% 32 1,959 R+39.5
Haakon 877 45.8% 984 51.4% 55 1,916 R+5.6
Todd 1,203 64.9% 640 34.5% 10 1,853 D+30.4
Hyde 676 44.9% 811 53.9% 19 1,506 R+9.0
Mellette 731 49.2% 749 50.4% 6 1,486 R+1.2
Harding 673 50.6% 623 46.8% 35 1,331 D+3.8
Sully 556 42.1% 753 57.0% 13 1,322 R+14.9
Ziebach 664 51.6% 601 46.7% 22 1,287 D+4.9
Shannon 619 48.2% 652 50.8% 13 1,284 R+2.6
Bennett 693 54.4% 573 45.0% 7 1,273 D+9.4
Jones 535 43.1% 663 53.4% 44 1,242 R+10.3
Stanley 597 50.6% 486 41.2% 98 1,181 D+9.4
Jackson 548 50.8% 506 46.9% 25 1,079 D+3.9
Buffalo 401 50.7% 379 47.9% 11 791 D+2.8
Washabaugh (Ext) 269 49.8% 267 49.4% 4 540 D+0.4
Washington (Ext) 208 55.8% 165 44.2% 373 D+11.5

Counties as they stood in 1936; 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