1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for South Dakota (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Larry Pressler (R)		Don Barnett (D)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aurora	78%	1,194	63.4%	688	36.6%	0	0.0%	506	1,882
Beadle	60%	4,652	58.4%	3,314	41.6%	0	0.0%	1,338	7,966
Bennett	60%	645	58.9%	451	41.1%	0	0.0%	194	1,096
Bon Homme	59%	2,422	72.2%	932	27.8%	0	0.0%	1,490	3,354
Brookings	46%	5,084	63.7%	2,894	36.3%	0	0.0%	2,190	7,978
Brown	55%	9,445	69.1%	4,221	30.9%	0	0.0%	5,224	13,666
Brule	67%	1,441	61.8%	890	38.2%	0	0.0%	551	2,331
Buffalo	64%	273	47.4%	303	52.6%	0	0.0%	-30	576
Butte	56%	2,165	70.9%	889	29.1%	0	0.0%	1,276	3,054
Campbell	68%	930	84.2%	175	15.8%	0	0.0%	755	1,105
Charles Mix	66%	2,464	61.1%	1,571	38.9%	0	0.0%	893	4,035
Clark	76%	1,913	73.7%	682	26.3%	0	0.0%	1,231	2,595
Clay	45%	2,886	64.3%	1,605	35.7%	0	0.0%	1,281	4,491
Codington	54%	4,975	68.5%	2,291	31.5%	0	0.0%	2,684	7,266
Corson	55%	917	57.4%	680	42.6%	0	0.0%	237	1,597
Custer	60%	1,522	67.2%	743	32.8%	0	0.0%	779	2,265
Davison	52%	3,761	60.0%	2,504	40.0%	0	0.0%	1,257	6,265
Day	70%	2,424	62.7%	1,440	37.3%	0	0.0%	984	3,864
Deuel	63%	1,647	73.6%	592	26.4%	0	0.0%	1,055	2,239
Dewey	57%	919	54.5%	767	45.5%	0	0.0%	152	1,686
Douglas	74%	1,578	77.5%	458	22.5%	0	0.0%	1,120	2,036
Edmunds	77%	1,914	72.5%	726	27.5%	0	0.0%	1,188	2,640
Fall River	53%	2,018	67.7%	962	32.3%	0	0.0%	1,056	2,980
Faulk	76%	1,189	68.5%	548	31.5%	0	0.0%	641	1,737
Grant	65%	2,593	69.0%	1,167	31.0%	0	0.0%	1,426	3,760
Gregory	73%	1,995	66.6%	1,001	33.4%	0	0.0%	994	2,996
Haakon	66%	895	78.5%	245	21.5%	0	0.0%	650	1,140
Hamlin	74%	1,893	73.5%	683	26.5%	0	0.0%	1,210	2,576
Hand	76%	1,839	70.7%	762	29.3%	0	0.0%	1,077	2,601
Hanson	71%	993	63.8%	564	36.2%	0	0.0%	429	1,557
Harding	80%	718	79.9%	181	20.1%	0	0.0%	537	899
Hughes	69%	4,000	66.5%	2,014	33.5%	0	0.0%	1,986	6,014
Hutchinson	64%	3,285	78.4%	903	21.6%	0	0.0%	2,382	4,188
Hyde	80%	764	68.2%	357	31.8%	0	0.0%	407	1,121
Jackson	65%	909	68.1%	426	31.9%	0	0.0%	483	1,335
Jerauld	79%	1,107	69.7%	481	30.3%	0	0.0%	626	1,588
Jones	80%	604	75.1%	200	24.9%	0	0.0%	404	804
Kingsbury	65%	2,217	71.3%	894	28.7%	0	0.0%	1,323	3,111
Lake	63%	3,219	67.5%	1,548	32.5%	0	0.0%	1,671	4,767
Lawrence	48%	3,837	64.0%	2,158	36.0%	0	0.0%	1,679	5,995
Lincoln	62%	3,698	68.0%	1,738	32.0%	0	0.0%	1,960	5,436
Lyman	69%	1,106	67.6%	531	32.4%	0	0.0%	575	1,637
Marshall	71%	1,760	67.4%	853	32.6%	0	0.0%	907	2,613
McCook	72%	2,158	69.0%	968	31.0%	0	0.0%	1,190	3,126
McPherson	67%	1,711	87.6%	243	12.4%	0	0.0%	1,468	1,954
Meade	40%	3,694	74.2%	1,283	25.8%	0	0.0%	2,411	4,977
Mellette	71%	603	62.0%	369	38.0%	0	0.0%	234	972
Miner	70%	1,182	63.1%	692	36.9%	0	0.0%	490	1,874
Minnehaha	49%	22,563	63.8%	12,816	36.2%	0	0.0%	9,747	35,379
Moody	69%	2,011	65.0%	1,085	35.0%	0	0.0%	926	3,096
Pennington	42%	13,109	70.5%	5,487	29.5%	0	0.0%	7,622	18,596
Perkins	75%	1,563	65.4%	827	34.6%	0	0.0%	736	2,390
Potter	74%	1,352	73.1%	497	26.9%	0	0.0%	855	1,849
Roberts	57%	2,576	64.2%	1,437	35.8%	0	0.0%	1,139	4,013
Sanborn	81%	1,183	65.2%	632	34.8%	0	0.0%	551	1,815
Shannon	36%	486	25.8%	1,401	74.2%	0	0.0%	-915	1,887
Spink	61%	2,548	64.4%	1,409	35.6%	0	0.0%	1,139	3,957
Stanley	70%	732	66.9%	362	33.1%	0	0.0%	370	1,094
Sully	70%	686	74.7%	232	25.3%	0	0.0%	454	918
Todd	64%	849	35.5%	1,540	64.5%	0	0.0%	-691	2,389
Tripp	69%	2,311	70.1%	988	29.9%	0	0.0%	1,323	3,299
Turner	63%	3,083	75.6%	995	24.4%	0	0.0%	2,088	4,078
Union	65%	3,029	67.3%	1,474	32.7%	0	0.0%	1,555	4,503
Walworth	62%	2,213	74.8%	745	25.2%	0	0.0%	1,468	2,958
Yankton	53%	4,863	72.1%	1,884	27.9%	0	0.0%	2,979	6,747
Ziebach	70%	517	58.4%	369	41.6%	0	0.0%	148	886
TOTAL	60%	170,832	66.8%	84,767	33.2%	0	0.0%	86,065	255,599
Total R vote: 170,832 (66.8%)      Total D vote: 84,767 (33.2%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$449,541		$152,006
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,194	63.4%
Don Barnett (D)	688	36.6%
TOTAL	1,882
Turnout: 78%

1978 Senate class 2, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	4,652	58.4%
Don Barnett (D)	3,314	41.6%
TOTAL	7,966
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	645	58.9%
Don Barnett (D)	451	41.1%
TOTAL	1,096
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,422	72.2%
Don Barnett (D)	932	27.8%
TOTAL	3,354
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	5,084	63.7%
Don Barnett (D)	2,894	36.3%
TOTAL	7,978
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	9,445	69.1%
Don Barnett (D)	4,221	30.9%
TOTAL	13,666
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,441	61.8%
Don Barnett (D)	890	38.2%
TOTAL	2,331
Turnout: 67%

1978 Senate class 2, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	273	47.4%
Don Barnett (D)	303	52.6%
TOTAL	576
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,165	70.9%
Don Barnett (D)	889	29.1%
TOTAL	3,054
Turnout: 56%

1978 Senate class 2, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	930	84.2%
Don Barnett (D)	175	15.8%
TOTAL	1,105
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,464	61.1%
Don Barnett (D)	1,571	38.9%
TOTAL	4,035
Turnout: 66%

1978 Senate class 2, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,913	73.7%
Don Barnett (D)	682	26.3%
TOTAL	2,595
Turnout: 76%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,886	64.3%
Don Barnett (D)	1,605	35.7%
TOTAL	4,491
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	4,975	68.5%
Don Barnett (D)	2,291	31.5%
TOTAL	7,266
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	917	57.4%
Don Barnett (D)	680	42.6%
TOTAL	1,597
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,522	67.2%
Don Barnett (D)	743	32.8%
TOTAL	2,265
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	3,761	60.0%
Don Barnett (D)	2,504	40.0%
TOTAL	6,265
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,424	62.7%
Don Barnett (D)	1,440	37.3%
TOTAL	3,864
Turnout: 70%

1978 Senate class 2, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,647	73.6%
Don Barnett (D)	592	26.4%
TOTAL	2,239
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	919	54.5%
Don Barnett (D)	767	45.5%
TOTAL	1,686
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,578	77.5%
Don Barnett (D)	458	22.5%
TOTAL	2,036
Turnout: 74%

1978 Senate class 2, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,914	72.5%
Don Barnett (D)	726	27.5%
TOTAL	2,640
Turnout: 77%

1978 Senate class 2, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,018	67.7%
Don Barnett (D)	962	32.3%
TOTAL	2,980
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,189	68.5%
Don Barnett (D)	548	31.5%
TOTAL	1,737
Turnout: 76%

1978 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,593	69.0%
Don Barnett (D)	1,167	31.0%
TOTAL	3,760
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,995	66.6%
Don Barnett (D)	1,001	33.4%
TOTAL	2,996
Turnout: 73%

1978 Senate class 2, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	895	78.5%
Don Barnett (D)	245	21.5%
TOTAL	1,140
Turnout: 66%

1978 Senate class 2, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,893	73.5%
Don Barnett (D)	683	26.5%
TOTAL	2,576
Turnout: 74%

1978 Senate class 2, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,839	70.7%
Don Barnett (D)	762	29.3%
TOTAL	2,601
Turnout: 76%

1978 Senate class 2, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	993	63.8%
Don Barnett (D)	564	36.2%
TOTAL	1,557
Turnout: 71%

1978 Senate class 2, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	718	79.9%
Don Barnett (D)	181	20.1%
TOTAL	899
Turnout: 80%

1978 Senate class 2, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	4,000	66.5%
Don Barnett (D)	2,014	33.5%
TOTAL	6,014
Turnout: 69%

1978 Senate class 2, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	3,285	78.4%
Don Barnett (D)	903	21.6%
TOTAL	4,188
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	764	68.2%
Don Barnett (D)	357	31.8%
TOTAL	1,121
Turnout: 80%

1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	909	68.1%
Don Barnett (D)	426	31.9%
TOTAL	1,335
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,107	69.7%
Don Barnett (D)	481	30.3%
TOTAL	1,588
Turnout: 79%

1978 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	604	75.1%
Don Barnett (D)	200	24.9%
TOTAL	804
Turnout: 80%

1978 Senate class 2, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,217	71.3%
Don Barnett (D)	894	28.7%
TOTAL	3,111
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	3,219	67.5%
Don Barnett (D)	1,548	32.5%
TOTAL	4,767
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	3,837	64.0%
Don Barnett (D)	2,158	36.0%
TOTAL	5,995
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	3,698	68.0%
Don Barnett (D)	1,738	32.0%
TOTAL	5,436
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,106	67.6%
Don Barnett (D)	531	32.4%
TOTAL	1,637
Turnout: 69%

1978 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,760	67.4%
Don Barnett (D)	853	32.6%
TOTAL	2,613
Turnout: 71%

1978 Senate class 2, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,158	69.0%
Don Barnett (D)	968	31.0%
TOTAL	3,126
Turnout: 72%

1978 Senate class 2, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,711	87.6%
Don Barnett (D)	243	12.4%
TOTAL	1,954
Turnout: 67%

1978 Senate class 2, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	3,694	74.2%
Don Barnett (D)	1,283	25.8%
TOTAL	4,977
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	603	62.0%
Don Barnett (D)	369	38.0%
TOTAL	972
Turnout: 71%

1978 Senate class 2, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,182	63.1%
Don Barnett (D)	692	36.9%
TOTAL	1,874
Turnout: 70%

1978 Senate class 2, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	22,563	63.8%
Don Barnett (D)	12,816	36.2%
TOTAL	35,379
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,011	65.0%
Don Barnett (D)	1,085	35.0%
TOTAL	3,096
Turnout: 69%

1978 Senate class 2, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	13,109	70.5%
Don Barnett (D)	5,487	29.5%
TOTAL	18,596
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,563	65.4%
Don Barnett (D)	827	34.6%
TOTAL	2,390
Turnout: 75%

1978 Senate class 2, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,352	73.1%
Don Barnett (D)	497	26.9%
TOTAL	1,849
Turnout: 74%

1978 Senate class 2, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,576	64.2%
Don Barnett (D)	1,437	35.8%
TOTAL	4,013
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	1,183	65.2%
Don Barnett (D)	632	34.8%
TOTAL	1,815
Turnout: 81%

1978 Senate class 2, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	486	25.8%
Don Barnett (D)	1,401	74.2%
TOTAL	1,887
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,548	64.4%
Don Barnett (D)	1,409	35.6%
TOTAL	3,957
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	732	66.9%
Don Barnett (D)	362	33.1%
TOTAL	1,094
Turnout: 70%

1978 Senate class 2, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	686	74.7%
Don Barnett (D)	232	25.3%
TOTAL	918
Turnout: 70%

1978 Senate class 2, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	849	35.5%
Don Barnett (D)	1,540	64.5%
TOTAL	2,389
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,311	70.1%
Don Barnett (D)	988	29.9%
TOTAL	3,299
Turnout: 69%

1978 Senate class 2, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	3,083	75.6%
Don Barnett (D)	995	24.4%
TOTAL	4,078
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	3,029	67.3%
Don Barnett (D)	1,474	32.7%
TOTAL	4,503
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	2,213	74.8%
Don Barnett (D)	745	25.2%
TOTAL	2,958
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	4,863	72.1%
Don Barnett (D)	1,884	27.9%
TOTAL	6,747
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Larry Pressler (R)	517	58.4%
Don Barnett (D)	369	41.6%
TOTAL	886
Turnout: 70%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Larry Pressler
Total Disbursements:	$449,541

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/SD/1978

Don Barnett
Total Disbursements:	$152,006