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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/South Dakota/SD-01
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      South Dakota District 1 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Thomas A Daschle
      50.0%64,683 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Leo K Thorsness
      50.0%64,544 votes
      Margin
      D+0.1
      129,227 total votes
      2 candidates129,227 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Thomas A DaschleDEM✓
      		DEM64,68350.0%
      Leo K ThorsnessREP
      		REP64,54450.0%

      Seat History

      US House in South Dakota

      1980
      Thomas A DaschleDEM
      D+31.6
      1976
      Larry PresslerREP
      R+60.4
      View all US House history for South Dakota →

      Candidates

      Thomas A DaschleDEM
      Record7W-1L
      Avg MarginD+15.1
      Career1978-2004
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Leo K ThorsnessREP
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginD+2.6
      Career1974-1988
      State Senate / US House / US Senate
      Full profile →

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