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1980 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Thomas A. Daschle won the 1980 South Dakota U.S. House District 1 Election. Thomas A. Daschle received 109,910 popular votes (65.79%). The main challenger was Bart Kull (34.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Daschle and Kull

Daschle +31.6 pts · won by 52,755 votes
Thomas A. DaschleDemocraticWINNER65.79%
109,910 votes
Bart KullRepublican34.21%
57,155 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.