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Election 1968 Results

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1968 US Senate election in South Dakota

George McGovern (Democrat) beat Archie Gubbrud (Republican) in South Dakota in 1968, 56.8% to 43.2%, a margin of 13.6 points and 38,010 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1962, when George McGovern also won.

Democrats led in 51 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 16. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 37,390 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.4 points. The closest was Sully, where 13 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
George McGovern won Democratic 158,961 56.8%
Archie Gubbrud Republican 120,951 43.2%
Total279,912

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 22,887 61.2% 14,503 38.8% 37,390 D+22.4
Pennington 10,488 59.1% 7,269 40.9% 17,757 D+18.1
Brown 9,078 61.9% 5,581 38.1% 14,659 D+23.9
Beadle 5,459 57.7% 3,999 42.3% 9,458 D+15.4
Codington 4,992 59.2% 3,436 40.8% 8,428 D+18.5
Brookings 4,602 57.0% 3,469 43.0% 8,071 D+14.0
Davison 4,957 64.2% 2,763 35.8% 7,720 D+28.4
Yankton 4,060 57.2% 3,041 42.8% 7,101 D+14.4
Lawrence 3,463 49.4% 3,545 50.6% 7,008 R+1.2
Lincoln 2,929 53.7% 2,525 46.3% 5,454 D+7.4
Lake 3,027 56.7% 2,308 43.3% 5,335 D+13.5
Roberts 3,376 64.4% 1,868 35.6% 5,244 D+28.8
Hughes 2,522 48.4% 2,684 51.6% 5,206 R+3.1
Hutchinson 2,296 44.9% 2,813 55.1% 5,109 R+10.1
Spink 2,943 60.1% 1,956 39.9% 4,899 D+20.1
Turner 2,372 49.2% 2,453 50.8% 4,825 R+1.7
Day 2,911 62.3% 1,763 37.7% 4,674 D+24.6
Charles Mix 3,144 67.9% 1,489 32.1% 4,633 D+35.7
Clay 2,824 64.2% 1,572 35.8% 4,396 D+28.5
Union 2,632 60.0% 1,755 40.0% 4,387 D+20.0
Bon Homme 2,607 59.9% 1,745 40.1% 4,352 D+19.8
Grant 2,478 57.6% 1,822 42.4% 4,300 D+15.3
Meade 2,102 49.4% 2,152 50.6% 4,254 R+1.2
Kingsbury 2,066 52.9% 1,837 47.1% 3,903 D+5.9
Tripp 2,001 51.4% 1,892 48.6% 3,893 D+2.8
McCook 2,175 58.3% 1,558 41.7% 3,733 D+16.5
Walworth 1,720 47.6% 1,894 52.4% 3,614 R+4.8
Moody 2,087 61.3% 1,318 38.7% 3,405 D+22.6
Gregory 1,857 55.8% 1,470 44.2% 3,327 D+11.6
Butte 1,542 47.3% 1,718 52.7% 3,260 R+5.4
Marshall 1,857 59.7% 1,255 40.3% 3,112 D+19.3
Clark 1,740 56.8% 1,324 43.2% 3,064 D+13.6
Fall River 1,451 47.7% 1,593 52.3% 3,044 R+4.7
Hand 1,544 51.0% 1,485 49.0% 3,029 D+1.9
Edmunds 1,611 54.9% 1,322 45.1% 2,933 D+9.9
Hamlin 1,527 52.6% 1,378 47.4% 2,905 D+5.1
Brule 1,800 64.0% 1,012 36.0% 2,812 D+28.0
Deuel 1,440 54.6% 1,198 45.4% 2,638 D+9.2
McPherson 699 26.9% 1,898 73.1% 2,597 R+46.2
Perkins 1,229 49.4% 1,259 50.6% 2,488 R+1.2
Miner 1,544 64.5% 849 35.5% 2,393 D+29.0
Douglas 1,137 49.6% 1,157 50.4% 2,294 R+0.9
Potter 1,181 51.5% 1,112 48.5% 2,293 D+3.0
Aurora 1,336 60.2% 885 39.8% 2,221 D+20.3
Sanborn 1,209 58.4% 860 41.6% 2,069 D+16.9
Custer 1,046 51.4% 988 48.6% 2,034 D+2.9
Faulk 1,078 53.5% 937 46.5% 2,015 D+7.0
Corson 1,082 53.9% 926 46.1% 2,008 D+7.8
Lyman 955 51.8% 887 48.2% 1,842 D+3.7
Dewey 989 54.4% 830 45.6% 1,819 D+8.7
Hanson 1,066 59.0% 742 41.0% 1,808 D+17.9
Jerauld 914 51.0% 878 49.0% 1,792 D+2.0
Shannon 1,351 75.6% 437 24.4% 1,788 D+51.1
Todd 1,124 64.0% 633 36.0% 1,757 D+27.9
Campbell 441 28.8% 1,091 71.2% 1,532 R+42.4
Hyde 696 53.2% 612 46.8% 1,308 D+6.4
Haakon 557 43.2% 732 56.8% 1,289 R+13.6
Bennett 634 51.0% 608 49.0% 1,242 D+2.1
Stanley 621 53.7% 535 46.3% 1,156 D+7.4
Sully 565 50.6% 552 49.4% 1,117 D+1.2
Mellette 532 48.6% 563 51.4% 1,095 R+2.8
Jones 575 56.8% 437 43.2% 1,012 D+13.6
Harding 370 41.5% 522 58.5% 892 R+17.0
Ziebach 509 58.4% 362 41.6% 871 D+16.9
Jackson 386 45.6% 460 54.4% 846 R+8.7
Buffalo 326 59.3% 224 40.7% 550 D+18.5
Washabaugh (Ext) 242 53.5% 210 46.5% 452 D+7.1

Counties as they stood in 1968; 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