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1980-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for South Dakota (Class 3)


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County Turnout James Abdnor
(R)
George McGovern*
(D)
Wayne Peterson
(I)
Other Margin TOTAL
Aurora86%1,16454.4%89541.9%793.7%00.0%269 2,138
Beadle73%5,82957.1%4,10340.2%2702.6%00.0%1,726 10,202
Bennett69%92569.3%38528.9%241.8%00.0%540 1,334
Bon Homme70%2,48359.9%1,60338.7%581.4%00.0%880 4,144
Brookings59%5,74552.1%5,04345.8%2342.1%00.0%702 11,022
Brown68%9,85054.5%7,85543.5%3692.0%00.0%1,995 18,074
Brule78%1,69460.5%99935.7%1083.9%00.0%695 2,801
Buffalo46%21948.2%19743.4%388.4%00.0%22 454
Butte67%2,99676.6%82721.1%902.3%00.0%2,169 3,913
Campbell90%1,15178.3%29319.9%261.8%00.0%858 1,470
Charles Mix72%2,64557.0%1,91441.3%791.7%00.0%731 4,638
Clark80%1,74261.1%1,04236.6%662.3%00.0%700 2,850
Clay59%2,88245.4%3,36353.0%1001.6%00.0%-481 6,345
Codington69%5,77557.2%4,19741.6%1241.2%00.0%1,578 10,096
Corson59%1,17263.6%57531.2%965.2%00.0%597 1,843
Custer71%2,07370.1%81427.5%712.4%00.0%1,259 2,958
Davison67%4,28050.1%4,09648.0%1651.9%00.0%184 8,541
Day78%2,30851.1%2,13947.4%701.5%00.0%169 4,517
Deuel73%1,48154.5%1,16342.8%712.6%00.0%318 2,715
Dewey55%94053.2%72441.0%1025.8%00.0%216 1,766
Douglas85%1,78072.6%61625.1%572.3%00.0%1,164 2,453
Edmunds81%1,65357.3%1,14239.6%903.1%00.0%511 2,885
Fall River67%2,80768.6%1,17428.7%1092.7%00.0%1,633 4,090
Faulk83%1,16759.9%70736.3%743.8%00.0%460 1,948
Grant75%2,63057.1%1,89541.1%811.8%00.0%735 4,606
Gregory78%2,10662.7%1,10833.0%1464.3%00.0%998 3,360
Haakon80%1,19981.7%22115.1%483.3%00.0%978 1,468
Hamlin80%1,73158.2%1,16739.3%742.5%00.0%564 2,972
Hand88%1,87361.0%92930.2%2718.8%00.0%944 3,073
Hanson76%91452.7%74843.2%714.1%00.0%166 1,733
Harding83%73875.2%22022.4%242.4%00.0%518 982
Hughes73%4,57965.6%2,19031.4%2123.0%00.0%2,389 6,981
Hutchinson75%3,43267.3%1,57430.9%921.8%00.0%1,858 5,098
Hyde86%71657.9%31525.5%20516.6%00.0%401 1,236
Jackson65%92068.1%37027.4%614.5%00.0%550 1,351
Jerauld82%94655.1%70140.9%694.0%00.0%245 1,716
Jones91%71777.4%19320.8%161.7%00.0%524 926
Kingsbury77%2,18157.4%1,50739.6%1143.0%00.0%674 3,802
Lake74%3,10252.9%2,63444.9%1322.2%00.0%468 5,868
Lawrence63%5,58766.3%2,60430.9%2422.9%00.0%2,983 8,433
Lincoln70%3,62553.7%2,94643.7%1742.6%00.0%679 6,745
Lyman76%1,36971.8%48525.4%532.8%00.0%884 1,907
Marshall79%1,64554.8%1,32944.2%301.0%00.0%316 3,004
McCook80%1,90052.3%1,66345.8%681.9%00.0%237 3,631
McPherson82%1,99781.9%41216.9%291.2%00.0%1,585 2,438
Meade55%5,31770.3%1,96226.0%2813.7%00.0%3,355 7,560
Mellette67%63065.4%31332.5%212.2%00.0%317 964
Miner80%1,10950.9%99145.5%773.5%00.0%118 2,177
Minnehaha66%25,50649.8%25,16449.1%5951.2%00.0%342 51,265
Moody75%1,70149.0%1,69748.9%752.2%00.0%4 3,473
Pennington57%18,82567.8%8,37730.2%5632.0%00.0%10,448 27,765
Perkins78%1,84569.4%74127.9%732.7%00.0%1,104 2,659
Potter86%1,51369.3%58626.8%853.9%00.0%927 2,184
Roberts68%2,86057.1%2,07341.4%721.4%00.0%787 5,005
Sanborn82%1,01553.5%83143.8%522.7%00.0%184 1,898
Shannon29%35820.8%1,34377.9%231.3%00.0%-985 1,724
Spink72%2,72656.8%1,91839.9%1583.3%00.0%808 4,802
Stanley78%87767.7%37228.7%473.6%00.0%505 1,296
Sully85%76767.2%27724.3%988.6%00.0%490 1,142
Todd48%72837.4%1,19361.4%231.2%00.0%-465 1,944
Tripp76%2,45865.0%1,19831.7%1273.4%00.0%1,260 3,783
Turner73%3,15363.0%1,76135.2%921.8%00.0%1,392 5,006
Union67%2,52850.1%2,41347.9%1002.0%00.0%115 5,041
Walworth72%2,41467.2%98827.5%1885.2%00.0%1,426 3,590
Yankton64%5,12658.4%3,43639.2%2132.4%00.0%1,690 8,775
Ziebach62%47058.2%30738.0%313.8%00.0%163 808
TOTAL 67% 190,59458.2% 129,01839.4% 7,8662.4% 00.0% 61,576 327,478
Total R vote: 190,594 (58.2%)      Total D vote: 129,018 (39.4%)      Total Other vote: 7,866 (2.4%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $1,801,653 $3,217,284 $34,351
Total Receipts: $1,814,124 $3,136,721 $35,085
Cash on Hand: $0 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $0 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0

**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/1980



1980 Senate class 3, Aurora County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,164 54.4%
George McGovern* (D) 895 41.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 79 3.7%
TOTAL 2,138
Turnout: 86%


1980 Senate class 3, Beadle County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 5,829 57.1%
George McGovern* (D) 4,103 40.2%
Wayne Peterson (I) 270 2.6%
TOTAL 10,202
Turnout: 73%


1980 Senate class 3, Bennett County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 925 69.3%
George McGovern* (D) 385 28.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 24 1.8%
TOTAL 1,334
Turnout: 69%


1980 Senate class 3, Bon Homme County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,483 59.9%
George McGovern* (D) 1,603 38.7%
Wayne Peterson (I) 58 1.4%
TOTAL 4,144
Turnout: 70%


1980 Senate class 3, Brookings County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 5,745 52.1%
George McGovern* (D) 5,043 45.8%
Wayne Peterson (I) 234 2.1%
TOTAL 11,022
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 9,850 54.5%
George McGovern* (D) 7,855 43.5%
Wayne Peterson (I) 369 2.0%
TOTAL 18,074
Turnout: 68%


1980 Senate class 3, Brule County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,694 60.5%
George McGovern* (D) 999 35.7%
Wayne Peterson (I) 108 3.9%
TOTAL 2,801
Turnout: 78%


1980 Senate class 3, Buffalo County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 219 48.2%
George McGovern* (D) 197 43.4%
Wayne Peterson (I) 38 8.4%
TOTAL 454
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,996 76.6%
George McGovern* (D) 827 21.1%
Wayne Peterson (I) 90 2.3%
TOTAL 3,913
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Campbell County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,151 78.3%
George McGovern* (D) 293 19.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 26 1.8%
TOTAL 1,470
Turnout: 90%


1980 Senate class 3, Charles Mix County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,645 57.0%
George McGovern* (D) 1,914 41.3%
Wayne Peterson (I) 79 1.7%
TOTAL 4,638
Turnout: 72%


1980 Senate class 3, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,742 61.1%
George McGovern* (D) 1,042 36.6%
Wayne Peterson (I) 66 2.3%
TOTAL 2,850
Turnout: 80%


1980 Senate class 3, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,882 45.4%
George McGovern* (D) 3,363 53.0%
Wayne Peterson (I) 100 1.6%
TOTAL 6,345
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Codington County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 5,775 57.2%
George McGovern* (D) 4,197 41.6%
Wayne Peterson (I) 124 1.2%
TOTAL 10,096
Turnout: 69%


1980 Senate class 3, Corson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,172 63.6%
George McGovern* (D) 575 31.2%
Wayne Peterson (I) 96 5.2%
TOTAL 1,843
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Custer County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,073 70.1%
George McGovern* (D) 814 27.5%
Wayne Peterson (I) 71 2.4%
TOTAL 2,958
Turnout: 71%


1980 Senate class 3, Davison County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 4,280 50.1%
George McGovern* (D) 4,096 48.0%
Wayne Peterson (I) 165 1.9%
TOTAL 8,541
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Day County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,308 51.1%
George McGovern* (D) 2,139 47.4%
Wayne Peterson (I) 70 1.5%
TOTAL 4,517
Turnout: 78%


1980 Senate class 3, Deuel County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,481 54.5%
George McGovern* (D) 1,163 42.8%
Wayne Peterson (I) 71 2.6%
TOTAL 2,715
Turnout: 73%


1980 Senate class 3, Dewey County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 940 53.2%
George McGovern* (D) 724 41.0%
Wayne Peterson (I) 102 5.8%
TOTAL 1,766
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,780 72.6%
George McGovern* (D) 616 25.1%
Wayne Peterson (I) 57 2.3%
TOTAL 2,453
Turnout: 85%


1980 Senate class 3, Edmunds County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,653 57.3%
George McGovern* (D) 1,142 39.6%
Wayne Peterson (I) 90 3.1%
TOTAL 2,885
Turnout: 81%


1980 Senate class 3, Fall River County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,807 68.6%
George McGovern* (D) 1,174 28.7%
Wayne Peterson (I) 109 2.7%
TOTAL 4,090
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Faulk County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,167 59.9%
George McGovern* (D) 707 36.3%
Wayne Peterson (I) 74 3.8%
TOTAL 1,948
Turnout: 83%


1980 Senate class 3, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,630 57.1%
George McGovern* (D) 1,895 41.1%
Wayne Peterson (I) 81 1.8%
TOTAL 4,606
Turnout: 75%


1980 Senate class 3, Gregory County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,106 62.7%
George McGovern* (D) 1,108 33.0%
Wayne Peterson (I) 146 4.3%
TOTAL 3,360
Turnout: 78%


1980 Senate class 3, Haakon County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,199 81.7%
George McGovern* (D) 221 15.1%
Wayne Peterson (I) 48 3.3%
TOTAL 1,468
Turnout: 80%


1980 Senate class 3, Hamlin County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,731 58.2%
George McGovern* (D) 1,167 39.3%
Wayne Peterson (I) 74 2.5%
TOTAL 2,972
Turnout: 80%


1980 Senate class 3, Hand County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,873 61.0%
George McGovern* (D) 929 30.2%
Wayne Peterson (I) 271 8.8%
TOTAL 3,073
Turnout: 88%


1980 Senate class 3, Hanson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 914 52.7%
George McGovern* (D) 748 43.2%
Wayne Peterson (I) 71 4.1%
TOTAL 1,733
Turnout: 76%


1980 Senate class 3, Harding County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 738 75.2%
George McGovern* (D) 220 22.4%
Wayne Peterson (I) 24 2.4%
TOTAL 982
Turnout: 83%


1980 Senate class 3, Hughes County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 4,579 65.6%
George McGovern* (D) 2,190 31.4%
Wayne Peterson (I) 212 3.0%
TOTAL 6,981
Turnout: 73%


1980 Senate class 3, Hutchinson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 3,432 67.3%
George McGovern* (D) 1,574 30.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 92 1.8%
TOTAL 5,098
Turnout: 75%


1980 Senate class 3, Hyde County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 716 57.9%
George McGovern* (D) 315 25.5%
Wayne Peterson (I) 205 16.6%
TOTAL 1,236
Turnout: 86%


1980 Senate class 3, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 920 68.1%
George McGovern* (D) 370 27.4%
Wayne Peterson (I) 61 4.5%
TOTAL 1,351
Turnout: 65%


1980 Senate class 3, Jerauld County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 946 55.1%
George McGovern* (D) 701 40.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 69 4.0%
TOTAL 1,716
Turnout: 82%


1980 Senate class 3, Jones County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 717 77.4%
George McGovern* (D) 193 20.8%
Wayne Peterson (I) 16 1.7%
TOTAL 926
Turnout: 91%


1980 Senate class 3, Kingsbury County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,181 57.4%
George McGovern* (D) 1,507 39.6%
Wayne Peterson (I) 114 3.0%
TOTAL 3,802
Turnout: 77%


1980 Senate class 3, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 3,102 52.9%
George McGovern* (D) 2,634 44.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 132 2.2%
TOTAL 5,868
Turnout: 74%


1980 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 5,587 66.3%
George McGovern* (D) 2,604 30.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 242 2.9%
TOTAL 8,433
Turnout: 63%


1980 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 3,625 53.7%
George McGovern* (D) 2,946 43.7%
Wayne Peterson (I) 174 2.6%
TOTAL 6,745
Turnout: 70%


1980 Senate class 3, Lyman County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,369 71.8%
George McGovern* (D) 485 25.4%
Wayne Peterson (I) 53 2.8%
TOTAL 1,907
Turnout: 76%


1980 Senate class 3, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,645 54.8%
George McGovern* (D) 1,329 44.2%
Wayne Peterson (I) 30 1.0%
TOTAL 3,004
Turnout: 79%


1980 Senate class 3, McCook County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,900 52.3%
George McGovern* (D) 1,663 45.8%
Wayne Peterson (I) 68 1.9%
TOTAL 3,631
Turnout: 80%


1980 Senate class 3, McPherson County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,997 81.9%
George McGovern* (D) 412 16.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 29 1.2%
TOTAL 2,438
Turnout: 82%


1980 Senate class 3, Meade County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 5,317 70.3%
George McGovern* (D) 1,962 26.0%
Wayne Peterson (I) 281 3.7%
TOTAL 7,560
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Mellette County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 630 65.4%
George McGovern* (D) 313 32.5%
Wayne Peterson (I) 21 2.2%
TOTAL 964
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Miner County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,109 50.9%
George McGovern* (D) 991 45.5%
Wayne Peterson (I) 77 3.5%
TOTAL 2,177
Turnout: 80%


1980 Senate class 3, Minnehaha County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 25,506 49.8%
George McGovern* (D) 25,164 49.1%
Wayne Peterson (I) 595 1.2%
TOTAL 51,265
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Moody County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,701 49.0%
George McGovern* (D) 1,697 48.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 75 2.2%
TOTAL 3,473
Turnout: 75%


1980 Senate class 3, Pennington County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 18,825 67.8%
George McGovern* (D) 8,377 30.2%
Wayne Peterson (I) 563 2.0%
TOTAL 27,765
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Perkins County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,845 69.4%
George McGovern* (D) 741 27.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 73 2.7%
TOTAL 2,659
Turnout: 78%


1980 Senate class 3, Potter County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,513 69.3%
George McGovern* (D) 586 26.8%
Wayne Peterson (I) 85 3.9%
TOTAL 2,184
Turnout: 86%


1980 Senate class 3, Roberts County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,860 57.1%
George McGovern* (D) 2,073 41.4%
Wayne Peterson (I) 72 1.4%
TOTAL 5,005
Turnout: 68%


1980 Senate class 3, Sanborn County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 1,015 53.5%
George McGovern* (D) 831 43.8%
Wayne Peterson (I) 52 2.7%
TOTAL 1,898
Turnout: 82%


1980 Senate class 3, Oglala Lakota County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 358 20.8%
George McGovern* (D) 1,343 77.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 23 1.3%
TOTAL 1,724
Turnout: 29%


1980 Senate class 3, Spink County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,726 56.8%
George McGovern* (D) 1,918 39.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 158 3.3%
TOTAL 4,802
Turnout: 72%


1980 Senate class 3, Stanley County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 877 67.7%
George McGovern* (D) 372 28.7%
Wayne Peterson (I) 47 3.6%
TOTAL 1,296
Turnout: 78%


1980 Senate class 3, Sully County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 767 67.2%
George McGovern* (D) 277 24.3%
Wayne Peterson (I) 98 8.6%
TOTAL 1,142
Turnout: 85%


1980 Senate class 3, Todd County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 728 37.4%
George McGovern* (D) 1,193 61.4%
Wayne Peterson (I) 23 1.2%
TOTAL 1,944
Turnout: 48%


1980 Senate class 3, Tripp County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,458 65.0%
George McGovern* (D) 1,198 31.7%
Wayne Peterson (I) 127 3.4%
TOTAL 3,783
Turnout: 76%


1980 Senate class 3, Turner County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 3,153 63.0%
George McGovern* (D) 1,761 35.2%
Wayne Peterson (I) 92 1.8%
TOTAL 5,006
Turnout: 73%


1980 Senate class 3, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,528 50.1%
George McGovern* (D) 2,413 47.9%
Wayne Peterson (I) 100 2.0%
TOTAL 5,041
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Walworth County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 2,414 67.2%
George McGovern* (D) 988 27.5%
Wayne Peterson (I) 188 5.2%
TOTAL 3,590
Turnout: 72%


1980 Senate class 3, Yankton County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 5,126 58.4%
George McGovern* (D) 3,436 39.2%
Wayne Peterson (I) 213 2.4%
TOTAL 8,775
Turnout: 64%


1980 Senate class 3, Ziebach County
CandidateVotesPct
James Abdnor (R) 470 58.2%
George McGovern* (D) 307 38.0%
Wayne Peterson (I) 31 3.8%
TOTAL 808
Turnout: 62%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

James Abdnor
Total Disbursements: $1,801,653
Total Receipts: $1,814,124
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
George McGovern*
Total Disbursements: $3,217,284
Total Receipts: $3,136,721
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0

**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/1980

Wayne Peterson
Total Disbursements: $34,351
Total Receipts: $35,085
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   James Abdnor 68,196 86.6% $1,801,653
2   Dale Bell 10,563 13.4% $626,793
TOTAL VOTES 78,759    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   George McGovern* 44,822 62.4% $3,217,284
2   Larry Schumaker 26,958 37.6% $61,561
TOTAL VOTES 71,780