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1948 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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FieldValue
election_name1948 United States Senate election in South Dakota
countrySouth Dakota
flag_year1909
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1942 United States Senate election in South Dakota
previous_year1942
next_election1954 United States Senate election in South Dakota
next_year1954
election_dateNovember 2, 1948
image_sizex150px
image1File:Rep. Karl Mundt, Repub., of S.D., 2-21-40 LCCN2016877155 (cropped).jpg
nominee1**Karl E. Mundt**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**144,084**
percentage1**59.33%**
nominee2John A. Engel
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote298,749
percentage240.67%
map_size260px
map_image1948 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg
map_captionCounty results
**Mundt:**
**Engel:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionVera C. Bushfield
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionKarl E. Mundt
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Mundt:
Engel:

The 1948 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Harlan J. Bushfield, suffering from poor health, declined to run for re-election. On September 27, 1948, he died in office; his wife, Vera C. Bushfield, was appointed to succeed him. Congressman Karl E. Mundt easily won the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Democratic nominee John A. Engel, an attorney. Mundt defeated Engel in a landslide.

Democratic primary

John A. Engel, an attorney from Avon, was the only Democratic candidate to file for the U.S. Senate and he won the nomination unopposed, thereby removing it from the primary election ballot.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Karl E. Mundt, U.S. Congressman from South Dakota's 1st congressional district
  • Otto B. Lindstad, State Senator, former Assistant State Attorney General

Results

General election

Results

References

References

  1. (April 15, 1948). "Engel To Seek U.S. Senate Seat". The Huronite and the Daily Plainsman.
  2. (May 3, 1948). "Three Major Contests in S. D. Party Primary". [[Argus Leader]].
  3. (January 23, 1948). "Statehouse Republicans Say Mickelson Might Seek Senate". [[Argus Leader]].
  4. . (2005). ["Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005"](http://sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com/#/item-details/entities_1092?from=search-results).
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