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1944 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1944 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Karl Mundt won the 1944 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election. Karl Mundt received 113,769 popular votes (64.01%). The main challenger was Grover Lothrop (35.99%).

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

Mundt +28.0 pts · won by 49,788 votes
Karl MundtRepublicanWINNER64.01%
113,769 votes
Grover LothropDemocratic35.99%
63,981 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.