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1990 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election

South Dakota · 3 candidates · See every 1990 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1990 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election?

Larry Pressler won the 1990 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election. Larry Pressler received 135,682 popular votes (52.39%). The main challenger was Ted Muenster (45.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Pressler and Muenster

Pressler +7.3 pts · won by 18,955 votes
Larry PresslerRepublicanWINNER52.39%
135,682 votes
Ted MuensterDemocratic45.07%
116,727 votes
Dean L. SinclairIndependent2.54%
6,567 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.