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Electoral history of George McGovern

{{Short description|List of elections featuring George McGovern as a candidate}}

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George McGovern, a Democratic Party politician from South Dakota, was first elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent South Dakota's 1st congressional district in 1956. He was re-elected in 1958, before making an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate in 1960 against Republican incumbent Karl Earl Mundt. After serving in the John F. Kennedy administration as director of the Food for Peace program, McGovern ran again for the Senate and narrowly prevailed over appointed Senator Joseph H. Bottum. In 1968, McGovern unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention and was re-elected to the Senate over former Governor of South Dakota Archie M. Gubbrud. In 1972, McGovern was successful in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, but lost the election in a landslide to incumbent President Richard Nixon. McGovern was re-elected to the Senate in 1974 over Vietnam War veteran Leo K. Thorsness, but lost re-election in 1980 to then-U.S. Representative James Abdnor. McGovern made a final unsuccessful run for president in 1984 United States presidential election.

United States House of Representatives (1956–1958)

South Dakota's 1st congressional district, 1956:{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf|title=Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of November 6, 1956|date=September 15, 1958|accessdate=August 1, 2010|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|first=Ralph R.|last=Roberts|authorlink=Ralph R. Roberts (politician)}}

  • George McGovern (D) – 116,516 (52.40%)
  • Harold O. Lovre (R) (inc.) – 105,835 (47.60%)

South Dakota's 1st congressional district, 1958:{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1958election.pdf|title=Statistics of the congressional election of November 4, 1958|date=March 16, 1959|accessdate=August 1, 2010|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|first1=Benjamin J.|last1=Guthrie|first2=Ralph R.|last2=Roberts|authorlink2=Ralph R. Roberts (politician)}}

United States Senate (1960–1968) and 1968 Democratic National Convention

South Dakota United States Senate election, 1960:{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1960election.pdf|title=Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of November 8, 1960|date=April 15, 1961|accessdate=August 1, 2010|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|first1=Benjamin J.|last1=Guthrie|first2=Ralph R.|last2=Roberts|authorlink=Ralph R. Roberts (politician)}}

  • Karl E. Mundt (R) (inc.) – 178,417 (55.12%)
  • George McGovern (D) – 145,261 (44.88%)

South Dakota United States Senate election, 1962:{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1962election.pdf|title=Statistics of the congressional election of November 6, 1962|date=March 16, 1963|accessdate=August 1, 2010|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|first1=Benjamin J.|last1=Guthrie|first2=Ralph R.|last2=Roberts|authorlink2=Ralph R. Roberts (politician)}}

  • George McGovern (D) – 127,458 (50.12%)
  • Joe H. Bottum (R) (inc.) – 126,681 (49.88%)

1968 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally):[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=58481 Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Aug 26, 1968]

1968 Democratic National Convention (vice presidential tally):{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=59937|title = Our Campaigns - US Vice President - D Convention Race - Jul 26, 1968}}

South Dakota United States Senate election, 1968:{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf|title=Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of November 5, 1968|date=July 1, 1969|accessdate=August 1, 2010|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|first1=Benjamin J.|last1=Guthrie|first2=W. Pat|last2=Jennings|authorlink2=William Pat Jennings}}

  • George McGovern (D) (inc.) – 158,961 (56.79%)
  • Archie Gubbrud (R) – 120,951 (43.21%)

1972 presidential election

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1972 Democratic Presidential primaries[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46950 Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Mar 07, 1972]

1972 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally):[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=58482 Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 10, 1972]

1972 Liberal Party Convention (presidential tally):{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=523015|title=Our Campaigns - NY US President - L Convention Race - Aug 12, 1972}}

  • George McGovern - 218 (95.61%)
  • Benjamin Spock - 8 (3.51%)
  • Abstaining - 2 (0.88%)

1972 United States presidential election:

South Dakota United States Senate election, 1974:[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6354 Our Campaigns - SD US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1974]

  • George McGovern (D) (inc.) - 147,929 (53.04%)
  • Leo K. Thorsness (R) - 130,955 (46.96%)

United States Senate (1974–1980) and 1980 Democratic National Convention

Democratic primary for United States Senate, South Dakota, 1980:[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=260055 Our Campaigns - SD US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 03, 1980]

  • George McGovern (inc.) - 44,822 (62.44%)
  • Larry Schumaker - 26,958 (37.56%)

1980 Democratic National Convention (vice Presidential tally)

South Dakota United States Senate election, 1980:[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3877 Our Campaigns - SD US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980]

  • James Abdnor (R) - 190,594 (58.20%)
  • George McGovern (D) (inc.) - 129,018 (39.40%)
  • Wayne Peterson (I) - 7,866 (2.40%)

1984 presidential election

1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55208 Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 20, 1984]

1984 Democratic National Convention[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=58503 Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 16, 1984]

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