Election Name: | 1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
Country: | South Dakota |
Flag Year: | 1963 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1984 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
Previous Year: | 1984 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1990 |
Next Election: | 1996 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
Next Year: | 1996 |
Image1: | Larry Pressler 1989.jpg |
Nominee1: | Larry Pressler |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 135,682 |
Percentage1: | 52.39% |
Map Size: | 260px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Larry Pressler |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Larry Pressler |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Ted Muenster |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 116,727 |
Percentage2: | 45.07% |
The 1990 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Pressler ran for re-election to a third term, beating Democratic nominee Theodore 'Ted' Muenster by 19,000 votes. This was the last time until 2014 that a Republican would be elected to South Dakota's Class 2 Senate seat.
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