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      The 1972 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 1972, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
      Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Karl E. Mundt, who had suffered a severe stroke in 1969, did not run for re-election to a fifth term and was succeeded by Democratic nominee James Abourezk.
      Despite Abourezk's 14 percentage point win, Democratic presidential nominee and future fellow South Dakota Senator George McGovern lost his home state by a margin of 8.6 points in the concurrent presidential election.
      South Dakota was one of fifteen states alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and West Virginia that were won by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1972 that elected Democrats to the United States Senate.


      Primary elections


      Primary elections were held on June 6, 1972.


      = Democratic primary

      =


      Candidates


      James Abourezk, incumbent U.S. Representative for South Dakota's 2nd congressional district
      George Blue, former State Senator and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota in 1968


      Results




      = Republican primary

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      Candidates


      Robert W. Hirsch, former South Dakota Senate Majority Leader
      Chuck Lien, businessman
      Gordon J. Mydland, incumbent Attorney General of South Dakota
      Tom Reardon, banker
      Kenneth D. Stofferahn, farmer


      Results



      A state convention was held June 26 to determine the party's nominee as no candidate received the 35% required for nomination under the state's primary law. Hirsch was nominated at this convention.


      General election




      = Candidates

      =
      Robert W. Hirsch (R)
      James Abourezk (D)


      = Results

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      See also


      1972 United States Senate elections


      References




      Bibliography


      Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
      Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1973). America Votes 10: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1972. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.

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