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1954 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election

South Dakota · 2 candidates · See every 1954 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1954 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election?

Karl E. Mundt won the 1954 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election. Karl E. Mundt received 135,071 popular votes (57.3%). The main challenger was Kenneth Holum (42.7%).

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

Mundt +14.6 pts · won by 34,397 votes
Karl E. MundtRepublicanWINNER57.3%
135,071 votes
Kenneth HolumDemocratic42.7%
100,674 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.