1946 South Dakota Senate election

1946 South Dakota Senate election

November 5, 1946
35 seats in the South Dakota Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Charles S. Reed — Party Republican Democratic Leader since 1945 Leader's seat 28th (Pennington Co.) Last election 35 0 Seats won 35 0 Seats after 34 0 Seat change Popular vote 65,192[a] 12,390[a]
Republican hold      Did not take office Multi-member districts:      Republican majority Results by winning party Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      Unopposed      No results Results by winning party vote share (multi-county districts only)
President pro tempore before election Charles S. Reed Republican Elected President pro tempore E. L. Stavig Republican

Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 5, 1946, to elect 35 candidates to the Senate to serve a two-year term in the 30th South Dakota Legislature. Just as they did at the 1944 general election, the Republican Party took all 35 seats in the chamber, though C. F. Manson of District 26 did not attend the legislative session due to illness.^[1]: 385 Republican Senator E. L. Stavig of Rosholt (District 20, Roberts County) was elected President pro tempore of the Senate.^[1]: 172

This election took place alongside races for U.S. House, governor, state house, and numerous other state and local elections.

See also

• List of South Dakota state legislatures

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