The 1948 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Harlan J. Bushfield, suffering from poor health, declined to run for re-election. On September 27, 1948, he died in office; his wife, Vera C. Bushfield, was appointed to succeed him. Congressman Karl E. Mundt easily won the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Democratic nominee John A. Engel, an attorney. Hundt defeated Engel in a landslide.
1948 United States Senate election in South Dakota
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 County results
Mundt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Engel: 50–60% 60–70% |
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John A. Engel, an attorney from Avon,[1] was the only Democratic candidate to file for the U.S. Senate and he won the nomination unopposed, thereby removing it from the primary election ballot.[2]
- ^ "Engel To Seek U.S. Senate Seat". The Huronite and the Daily Plainsman. Huron, S.D. April 15, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Three Major Contests in S. D. Party Primary". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, S.D. May 3, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Statehouse Republicans Say Mickelson Might Seek Senate". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, S.D. January 23, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Nelson, Nelson; Heinrich, Chad W., eds. (2005). "Chapter 8: Elections". Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005. Pierre, S.D. p. 631.
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