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United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1980
November 2, 1980
Nominee		James Abdnor	George McGovern
Party		Republican	Democratic
Popular vote		190,594	129,018
Percentage		58.20	39.40
Election results by county
Incumbent Senator George McGovern Democratic Senator-elect James Abdnor Republican

The 1980 United States Senate Election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 1980. Incumbent Democratic Senator and former presidential candidate George McGovern was defeated by Congressman James Abdnor convincingly, in what would result in a Republican landslide known as the Reagan Revolution. The influence of Ronald Reagan's popularity in Congressional elections came to be known as Reagan's coattails.

[edit] Results

South Dakota United States Senate Election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James Abdnor	190,594	58.20
	Democratic	George McGovern (Incumbent)	129,018	39.40
	Independent	Wayne Peterson	7,866	2.40
Majority			61,576	18.80
Turnout			327,478
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	-13.64

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