1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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Nominee Tom Daschle Ron Schmidt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 162,884 95,431 Percentage 62.14% 36.41%

County results Daschle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Schmidt:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Tom Daschle Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Tom Daschle Democratic

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The 1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held November 2, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Daschle won re-election to a third term. As of 2024, this was the last time a Democrat won the Class 3 Senate seat from South Dakota.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Alan Aker
• John Sanders
• Ron Schmidt, attorney

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Schmidt	26,540	52.01%
	Republican	Alan Aker	19,200	37.62%
	Republican	John M. Sanders	5,292	10.37%
Total votes			51,032	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Byron Dale (L)
• Tom Daschle (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Ron Schmidt (R), attorney

Results

General election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Daschle (incumbent)	162,884	62.14%	−2.76%
	Republican	Ron Schmidt	95,431	36.41%	+3.90%
	Libertarian	Byron Dale	3,796	1.45%	+0.15%
Majority			67,453	25.73%	−6.66%
Turnout			262,111
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 1998 United States Senate elections

References

1. ^ "South Dakota Secretary of State - Election Information 1998". Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
2. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".