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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in South Dakota

Harlan J. Bushfield (Republican) beat Tom Berry (Democrat) in South Dakota in 1942, 58.7% to 41.3%, a margin of 17.5 points and 31,759 votes.

South Dakota changed party: in 1936 it went Democratic, for William J. Bulow.

Republicans led in 54 of the 68 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 14. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 13,516 votes and went to the Republican by 30.4 points. The closest was Washabaugh (Ext), where 6 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
Harlan J. Bushfield won Republican 106,704 58.7%
Tom Berry Democratic 74,945 41.3%
Total181,649

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 4,705 34.8% 8,811 65.2% 13,516 R+30.4
Brown 4,966 58.7% 3,492 41.3% 8,458 D+17.4
Pennington 2,462 39.6% 3,756 60.4% 6,218 R+20.8
Beadle 3,208 55.4% 2,582 44.6% 5,790 D+10.8
Davison 2,848 56.5% 2,191 43.5% 5,039 D+13.0
Codington 2,144 43.3% 2,805 56.7% 4,949 R+13.4
Day 2,356 52.4% 2,140 47.6% 4,496 D+4.8
Brookings 1,406 31.8% 3,019 68.2% 4,425 R+36.5
Roberts 1,897 43.3% 2,486 56.7% 4,383 R+13.4
Charles Mix 2,462 56.9% 1,862 43.1% 4,324 D+13.9
Lawrence 849 19.7% 3,461 80.3% 4,310 R+60.6
Yankton 1,514 36.9% 2,590 63.1% 4,104 R+26.2
Bon Homme 1,759 43.1% 2,326 56.9% 4,085 R+13.9
Spink 1,912 50.3% 1,887 49.7% 3,799 D+0.7
Turner 1,037 29.5% 2,476 70.5% 3,513 R+41.0
Gregory 1,460 46.1% 1,705 53.9% 3,165 R+7.7
Grant 1,222 38.7% 1,938 61.3% 3,160 R+22.7
Lincoln 782 25.1% 2,336 74.9% 3,118 R+49.8
Lake 922 29.6% 2,194 70.4% 3,116 R+40.8
Tripp 1,411 45.6% 1,684 54.4% 3,095 R+8.8
Union 1,167 38.4% 1,875 61.6% 3,042 R+23.3
Clay 1,256 42.2% 1,720 57.8% 2,976 R+15.6
McCook 1,069 36.6% 1,849 63.4% 2,918 R+26.7
Edmunds 1,191 41.1% 1,706 58.9% 2,897 R+17.8
Hand 1,232 44.7% 1,524 55.3% 2,756 R+10.6
Meade 1,001 36.9% 1,710 63.1% 2,711 R+26.2
Kingsbury 804 29.9% 1,884 70.1% 2,688 R+40.2
Hutchinson 541 20.2% 2,136 79.8% 2,677 R+59.6
Hamlin 879 35.3% 1,612 64.7% 2,491 R+29.4
Moody 873 35.1% 1,615 64.9% 2,488 R+29.8
Marshall 1,115 45.7% 1,327 54.3% 2,442 R+8.7
Clark 844 36.1% 1,493 63.9% 2,337 R+27.8
Fall River 852 37.5% 1,417 62.5% 2,269 R+24.9
Hughes 871 38.7% 1,382 61.3% 2,253 R+22.7
Walworth 1,000 45.1% 1,215 54.9% 2,215 R+9.7
McPherson 474 21.6% 1,724 78.4% 2,198 R+56.9
Brule 1,252 57.9% 912 42.1% 2,164 D+15.7
Perkins 904 42.7% 1,213 57.3% 2,117 R+14.6
Deuel 629 30.4% 1,443 69.6% 2,072 R+39.3
Faulk 889 46.1% 1,038 53.9% 1,927 R+7.7
Aurora 939 50.7% 913 49.3% 1,852 D+1.4
Butte 490 27.0% 1,322 73.0% 1,812 R+45.9
Sanborn 811 46.2% 944 53.8% 1,755 R+7.6
Miner 686 39.2% 1,066 60.8% 1,752 R+21.7
Douglas 651 37.2% 1,099 62.8% 1,750 R+25.6
Corson 735 42.6% 989 57.4% 1,724 R+14.7
Lyman 688 40.0% 1,034 60.0% 1,722 R+20.1
Hanson 848 49.7% 857 50.3% 1,705 R+0.5
Custer 618 36.9% 1,058 63.1% 1,676 R+26.3
Dewey 739 45.9% 871 54.1% 1,610 R+8.2
Jerauld 686 43.2% 903 56.8% 1,589 R+13.7
Haakon 498 36.8% 856 63.2% 1,354 R+26.4
Potter 583 43.4% 761 56.6% 1,344 R+13.2
Hyde 507 38.0% 827 62.0% 1,334 R+24.0
Todd 626 49.6% 637 50.4% 1,263 R+0.9
Mellette 657 52.8% 588 47.2% 1,245 D+5.5
Bennett 640 53.7% 552 46.3% 1,192 D+7.4
Campbell 240 21.8% 861 78.2% 1,101 R+56.4
Ziebach 582 53.8% 500 46.2% 1,082 D+7.6
Sully 361 37.4% 605 62.6% 966 R+25.3
Jones 392 41.0% 564 59.0% 956 R+18.0
Harding 292 33.7% 575 66.3% 867 R+32.6
Stanley 331 39.5% 506 60.5% 837 R+20.9
Jackson 342 48.5% 363 51.5% 705 R+3.0
Shannon 247 38.0% 403 62.0% 650 R+24.0
Buffalo 308 51.6% 289 48.4% 597 D+3.2
Washabaugh (Ext) 173 50.9% 167 49.1% 340 D+1.8
Washington (Ext) 110 65.5% 58 34.5% 168 D+31.0

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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