1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota

The 1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 6, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Pressler ran for re-election to a third term, and narrowly beat Democratic nominee Theodore 'Ted' Muenster by 19,000 votes.

1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota

November 6, 1990

Nominee Larry Pressler Ted Muenster Dean Sinclair Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 135,682 116,727 6,567 Percentage 52.4% 45.1% 2.5%

County Results Pressler:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Muenster:      40–50%      50–60%

Candidates

Democratic

• Theodore 'Ted' Muenster, Former Dean at University of South Dakota, Former Chief of Staff for Governor Kneip[1]

Republican

• Larry Pressler, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

South Dakota U.S. Senate Election, 1990[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Pressler	135,682	52.39%	-22.1%
	Democratic	Theodore 'Ted' Muenster	116,727	45.07%	+19.56%
	Independent	Dean L. Sinclair	6,567	2.54%	N/A
Majority			18,955	7.32%	-41.66%
Turnout			258,976	61.6%	-9.7%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1990 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Ted Muenster - SDHoF". sdexcellence.org. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
2. South Dakota Secretary of State, Historical Election Data. Accessed December 12, 2018.