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1998 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election

South Dakota · 3 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election?

Thomas A. Daschle won the 1998 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election. Thomas A. Daschle received 162,884 popular votes (62.14%). The main challenger was Ron Schmidt (36.41%).

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

Daschle +25.7 pts · won by 67,453 votes
Thomas A. DaschleDemocraticWINNER62.14%
162,884 votes
Ron SchmidtRepublican36.41%
95,431 votes
Byron DaleLibertarian1.45%
3,796 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.