Electoral history of George McGovern
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1980 to then-U.S. Representative James Abdnor. McGovern made a final unsuccessful run for president in 1984 United States presidential election
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United States House of Representatives (1956–1958)
1956:[1]
- George McGovern (D) – 116,516 (52.40%)
- Harold O. Lovre(R) (inc.) – 105,835 (47.60%)
South Dakota's 1st congressional district, 1958:[2]
- George McGovern (D) (inc.) – 107,133 (53.44%)
- Joseph Jacob "Joe" Foss (R) – 93,358 (46.56%)
United States Senate (1960–1968) and 1968 Democratic National Convention
South Dakota United States Senate election, 1960:[3]
- Karl E. Mundt(R) (inc.) – 178,417 (55.12%)
- George McGovern (D) – 145,261 (44.88%)
South Dakota United States Senate election, 1962:[4]
- George McGovern (D) – 127,458 (50.15%)
- Joe H. Bottum(R) (inc.) – 126,681 (49.85%)
1968 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally):[5]
- Hubert Humphrey – 1,760 (67.43%)
- Eugene McCarthy – 601 (23.03%)
- George McGovern – 147 (5.63%)
- Channing Phillips– 68 (2.61%)
- Daniel K. Moore– 18 (0.69%)
- Ted Kennedy – 13 (0.50%)
- Paul Bryant – 1 (0.04%)
- James H. Gray – 1 (0.04%)
- George Wallace – 1 (0.04%)
1968 Democratic National Convention (vice presidential tally):[6]
- Edmund Muskie – 1,945 (74.01%)
- Abstaining – 605 (23.02%)
- Julian Bond – 49 (1.87%)
- David C. Hoeh – 4 (0.15%)
- Ted Kennedy – 4 (0.15%)
- Eugene McCarthy – 3 (0.11%)
- Richard J. Daley – 2 (0.08%)
- Don Edwards – 2 (0.08%)
- George McGovern – 2 (0.08%)
- Robert McNair – 2 (0.08%)
- Abraham A. Ribicoff– 2 (0.08%)
- James Tate – 2 (0.08%)
- Allard Lowenstein– 1 (0.04%)
- Paul O'Dwyer – 1 (0.04%)
- Henry Reuss– 1 (0.04%)
- William F. Ryan – 1 (0.04%)
- Terry Sanford – 1 (0.04%)
- Sargent Shriver – 1 (0.04%)
South Dakota United States Senate election, 1968:[7]
- George McGovern (D) (inc.) – 158,961 (56.79%)
- Archie Gubbrud(R) – 120,951 (43.21%)
1972 presidential election
1972 Democratic Presidential primaries[8]
- Hubert Humphrey - 4,121,372 (25.77%)
- George McGovern - 4,053,451 (25.34%)
- George Wallace - 3,755,424 (23.48%)
- Edmund Muskie - 1,840,217 (11.51%)
- Eugene McCarthy - 553,990 (3.46%)
- Henry M. Jackson - 505,198 (3.16%)
- Shirley Chisholm - 430,703 (2.69%)
- Terry Sanford - 331,415 (2.07%)
- John Lindsay - 196,406 (1.23%)
- Samuel Yorty- 79,446 (0.50%)
- Wilbur Mills - 37,401 (0.23%)
- Walter E. Fauntroy- 21,217 (0.13%)
- Unpledged - 19,533 (0.12%)
- Ted Kennedy - 16,693 (0.10%)
- Vance Hartke - 11,798 (0.07%)
- Patsy Mink - 8,286 (0.05%)
- None - 6,269 (0.04%)
1972 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally):[9]
- George McGovern - 1,729 (57.37%)
- Henry M. Jackson - 525 (17.42%)
- George Wallace - 382 (12.67%)
- Shirley Chisholm - 152 (5.04%)
- Terry Sanford - 78 (2.59%)
- Hubert Humphrey - 67 (2.22%)
- Wilbur Mills - 34 (1.13%)
- Edmund Muskie - 25 (0.83%)
- Ted Kennedy - 13 (0.43%)
- Wayne L. Hays- 5 (0.17%)
- Eugene McCarthy - 2 (0.07%)
- Ramsey Clark - 1 (0.03%)
- Walter Mondale - 1 (0.03%)
1972 Liberal Party Convention (presidential tally):[10]
- George McGovern - 218 (95.61%)
- Benjamin Spock - 8 (3.51%)
- Abstaining - 2 (0.88%)
1972 United States presidential election:
- Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew (R) (inc.) - 47,168,710 (60.7%) and 520 electoral votes (49 states carried)
- George McGovern/Sargent Shriver (D) - 29,173,222 (37.5%) and 17 electoral votes (1 state and D.C. carried)
- Theodora Nathan (LBT) - 3,674 (0.0%) and 1 electoral vote (Virginia Republican faithless elector)
- John G. Schmitz/Thomas J. Anderson (AI) - 1,100,868 (1.4%)
- Linda Jenness/Andrew Pulley (Socialist Workers) - 83,380 (0.1%)
- Benjamin Spock/Julius Hobson (People's) - 78,759 (0.1%)
- Others - 135,414 (0.2%)
South Dakota United States Senate election, 1974:[11]
- 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:[12]
- George McGovern (inc.) - 44,822 (62.44%)
- Larry Schumaker - 26,958 (37.56%)
1980 Democratic National Convention (vice Presidential tally)
- Walter Mondale (inc.) - 2,429 (72.99%)
- Abstaining - 724 (21.76%)
- Melvin Boozer - 49 (1.44%)
- Ed Rendell - 28 (0.84%)
- Roberto A. Mondragon- 19 (0.57%)
- Patricia Stone Simon - 11 (0.33%)
- Tom Daschle - 10 (0.30%)
- Ted Kulongoski - 8 (0.24%)
- Terry Chisholm - 6 (0.18%)
- Shirley Chisholm - 6 (0.18%)
- Barbara Jordan - 4 (0.12%)
- Richard M. Nolan- 4 (0.12%)
- Patrick Joseph Lucey- 3 (0.09%)
- Jerry Brown - 2 (0.06%)
- George McGovern - 2 (0.06%)
- Eric Tovar - 2 (0.06%)
- Mo Udall - 2 (0.06%)
- William Winpisinger- each 1 vote (0.03%)
South Dakota United States Senate election, 1980:[13]
- 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[14]
- Walter Mondale - 6,952,912 (38.32%)
- Gary Hart - 6,504,842 (35.85%)
- Jesse Jackson - 3,282,431 (18.09%)
- John Glenn - 617,909 (3.41%)
- George McGovern - 334,801 (1.85%)
- Unpledged - 146,212 (0.81%)
- Lyndon LaRouche - 123,649 (0.68%)
- Reubin O'Donovan Askew- 52,759 (0.29%)
- Alan Cranston - 51,437 (0.28%)
- Ernest Hollings- 33,684 (0.19%)
1984 Democratic National Convention[15]
- Walter Mondale - 2,191 (56.41%)
- Gary Hart - 1,201 (30.92%)
- Jesse Jackson - 466 (12.00%)
- Thomas F. Eagleton- 18 (0.46%)
- George McGovern - 4 (0.10%)
- John Glenn - 2 (0.05%)
- Joe Biden - 1 (0.03%)
- Martha Kirkland - 1 (0.03%)
References
- Roberts, Ralph R. (September 15, 1958). "Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- Roberts, Ralph R. (March 16, 1959). "Statistics of the congressional election of November 4, 1958" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- Guthrie, Benjamin J.; Roberts, Ralph R. (April 15, 1961). "Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- Roberts, Ralph R. (March 16, 1963). "Statistics of the congressional election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Aug 26, 1968
- ^ "Our Campaigns - US Vice President - D Convention Race - Jul 26, 1968".
- Jennings, W. Pat (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the presidential and congressional election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Mar 07, 1972
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 10, 1972
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY US President - L Convention Race - Aug 12, 1972".
- ^ Our Campaigns - SD US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1974
- ^ Our Campaigns - SD US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 03, 1980
- ^ Our Campaigns - SD US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 20, 1984
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 16, 1984
July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012
United States Senator, South Dakota, 1963–1981
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