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Elections / 1978 · Senate · SD

The Republican candidate won South Dakota's Senate seat R+33.7.

South Dakota, 1978. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

South Dakota — 1978 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
84,767
33.2%
Republican (R)
170,832
66.8%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+33.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Larry PresslerRRepublican170,83266.8%
Don BarnettDDemocrat84,76733.2%
South Dakota's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
South Dakota's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1978 to 2022. Most recent: −43.5% in 2022.flipped R · 2010−43.5%DR19782022
South Dakota's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1978−33.7%
1980−18.8%
1984−49.0%
1986+3.2%
1990−7.3%
1992+32.4%
1996+2.6%
1998+25.7%
2002+0.2%
2004−1.2%
2008+25.0%
2010−100.0%
2014−20.9%
2016−43.7%
2020−31.5%
2022−43.5%