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1942 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1942 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Karl Mundt won the 1942 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election. Karl Mundt received 81,373 popular votes (59.91%). The main challenger was Fred H Hildebrandt (40.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Mundt and Hildebrandt

Mundt +19.8 pts · won by 26,916 votes
Karl MundtRepublicanWINNER59.91%
81,373 votes
Fred H HildebrandtDemocratic40.09%
54,457 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.