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1954 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1954 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Harold Lovre won the 1954 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election. Harold Lovre received 102,797 popular votes (58%). The main challenger was Francis G Dunn (42%).

See the full head-to-head between Lovre and Dunn

Lovre +16.0 pts · won by 28,347 votes
Harold LovreRepublicanWINNER58%
102,797 votes
Francis G DunnDemocratic42%
74,450 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.