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1996 US Senate election in South Dakota
Tim Johnson (Democrat) beat Larry Pressler (Republican) in South Dakota in 1996, 51.3% to 48.7%, a margin of 2.6 points and 8,579 votes.
South Dakota changed party: in 1990 it went Republican, for Larry Pressler.
Democrats led in 40 of the 66 counties and Republicans in 26. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 61,902 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.1 points. The closest was Hamlin, where 12 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Johnson won | Democratic | 166,533 | 51.3% |
| Larry Pressler | Republican | 157,954 | 48.7% |
| Total | 324,487 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha | 33,468 54.1% | 28,434 45.9% | 61,902 | D+8.1 | |
| Pennington | 14,254 40.0% | 21,349 60.0% | 35,603 | R+19.9 | |
| Brown | 9,779 58.9% | 6,827 41.1% | 16,606 | D+17.8 | |
| Brookings | 6,266 56.0% | 4,923 44.0% | 11,189 | D+12.0 | |
| Codington | 5,982 53.9% | 5,115 46.1% | 11,097 | D+7.8 | |
| Lawrence | 4,095 42.9% | 5,446 57.1% | 9,541 | R+14.2 | |
| Meade | 3,598 38.8% | 5,686 61.2% | 9,284 | R+22.5 | |
| Yankton | 4,832 54.5% | 4,031 45.5% | 8,863 | D+9.0 | |
| Lincoln | 4,372 50.4% | 4,301 49.6% | 8,673 | D+0.8 | |
| Beadle | 4,787 56.0% | 3,768 44.0% | 8,555 | D+11.9 | |
| Hughes | 3,585 45.7% | 4,255 54.3% | 7,840 | R+8.5 | |
| Davison | 4,009 52.8% | 3,590 47.2% | 7,599 | D+5.5 | |
| Clay | 3,774 68.1% | 1,770 31.9% | 5,544 | D+36.1 | |
| Lake | 2,972 57.0% | 2,246 43.0% | 5,218 | D+13.9 | |
| Union | 2,772 53.8% | 2,381 46.2% | 5,153 | D+7.6 | |
| Roberts | 2,600 60.1% | 1,723 39.9% | 4,323 | D+20.3 | |
| Turner | 2,137 51.7% | 1,995 48.3% | 4,132 | D+3.4 | |
| Charles Mix | 2,263 56.1% | 1,773 43.9% | 4,036 | D+12.1 | |
| Grant | 2,181 55.0% | 1,784 45.0% | 3,965 | D+10.0 | |
| Hutchinson | 1,726 43.8% | 2,216 56.2% | 3,942 | R+12.4 | |
| Spink | 2,061 56.2% | 1,607 43.8% | 3,668 | D+12.4 | |
| Butte | 1,325 36.3% | 2,324 63.7% | 3,649 | R+27.4 | |
| Day | 2,218 62.7% | 1,319 37.3% | 3,537 | D+25.4 | |
| Bon Homme | 1,916 54.9% | 1,575 45.1% | 3,491 | D+9.8 | |
| Fall River | 1,593 46.6% | 1,827 53.4% | 3,420 | R+6.8 | |
| Custer | 1,367 40.6% | 2,001 59.4% | 3,368 | R+18.8 | |
| Tripp | 1,540 47.6% | 1,697 52.4% | 3,237 | R+4.9 | |
| Kingsbury | 1,685 55.9% | 1,327 44.1% | 3,012 | D+11.9 | |
| Moody | 1,708 61.5% | 1,071 38.5% | 2,779 | D+22.9 | |
| Walworth | 1,295 46.8% | 1,470 53.2% | 2,765 | R+6.3 | |
| Hamlin | 1,377 50.2% | 1,365 49.8% | 2,742 | D+0.4 | |
| McCook | 1,393 50.9% | 1,342 49.1% | 2,735 | D+1.9 | |
| Gregory | 1,241 50.3% | 1,228 49.7% | 2,469 | D+0.5 | |
| Brule | 1,377 57.0% | 1,037 43.0% | 2,414 | D+14.1 | |
| Deuel | 1,296 55.9% | 1,024 44.1% | 2,320 | D+11.7 | |
| Oglala Lakota | 1,949 84.8% | 348 15.2% | 2,297 | D+69.7 | |
| Hand | 1,171 51.2% | 1,116 48.8% | 2,287 | D+2.4 | |
| Edmunds | 1,248 54.6% | 1,037 45.4% | 2,285 | D+9.2 | |
| Clark | 1,206 53.8% | 1,034 46.2% | 2,240 | D+7.7 | |
| Marshall | 1,350 60.3% | 888 39.7% | 2,238 | D+20.6 | |
| Todd | 1,541 74.6% | 526 25.4% | 2,067 | D+49.1 | |
| Dewey | 1,295 65.2% | 691 34.8% | 1,986 | D+30.4 | |
| Douglas | 635 33.4% | 1,267 66.6% | 1,902 | R+33.2 | |
| McPherson | 618 36.1% | 1,093 63.9% | 1,711 | R+27.8 | |
| Potter | 768 45.2% | 930 54.8% | 1,698 | R+9.5 | |
| Perkins | 575 34.2% | 1,107 65.8% | 1,682 | R+31.6 | |
| Aurora | 854 54.3% | 719 45.7% | 1,573 | D+8.6 | |
| Hanson | 710 45.8% | 841 54.2% | 1,551 | R+8.4 | |
| Lyman | 875 56.9% | 664 43.1% | 1,539 | D+13.7 | |
| Miner | 831 55.5% | 666 44.5% | 1,497 | D+11.0 | |
| Sanborn | 779 54.3% | 655 45.7% | 1,434 | D+8.6 | |
| Jerauld | 789 56.6% | 605 43.4% | 1,394 | D+13.2 | |
| Stanley | 637 45.8% | 753 54.2% | 1,390 | R+8.3 | |
| Faulk | 719 52.5% | 651 47.5% | 1,370 | D+5.0 | |
| Corson | 619 47.5% | 683 52.5% | 1,302 | R+4.9 | |
| Haakon | 356 27.6% | 935 72.4% | 1,291 | R+44.8 | |
| Jackson | 496 42.6% | 668 57.4% | 1,164 | R+14.8 | |
| Bennett | 557 48.8% | 585 51.2% | 1,142 | R+2.5 | |
| Sully | 444 43.5% | 576 56.5% | 1,020 | R+12.9 | |
| Campbell | 383 39.7% | 581 60.3% | 964 | R+20.5 | |
| Ziebach | 515 56.5% | 397 43.5% | 912 | D+12.9 | |
| Hyde | 411 45.5% | 493 54.5% | 904 | R+9.1 | |
| Mellette | 385 47.2% | 430 52.8% | 815 | R+5.5 | |
| Harding | 207 26.3% | 580 73.7% | 787 | R+47.4 | |
| Jones | 270 36.9% | 462 63.1% | 732 | R+26.2 | |
| Buffalo | 496 77.3% | 146 22.7% | 642 | D+54.5 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
South Dakota Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | John R Thune (R) | R+43.5 |
| 2020 | Mike Rounds (R) | R+31.5 |
| 2016 | John R. Thune (R) | R+43.7 |
| 2014 | Mike Rounds (R) | R+20.9 |
| 2010 | John Thune (R) | R+100.0 |
| 2008 | Tim Johnson (D) | D+25.0 |
| 2004 | John Thune (R) | R+1.2 |
| 2002 | Tim Johnson (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1998 | Tom Daschle (D) | D+25.7 |
| 1996 | Tim Johnson (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1992 | Thomas A. Daschle (D) | D+32.4 |
| 1990 | Larry Pressler (R) | R+7.3 |
| 1986 | Thomas A. Daschle (D) | D+3.2 |
| 1984 | Larry Pressler (R) | R+49.0 |
| 1980 | James Abdnor (R) | R+18.8 |
| 1978 | Larry Pressler (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1974 | George McGovern (D) | D+6.1 |
| 1972 | James Abourezk (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1968 | George McGovern (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1966 | Karl E. Mundt (R) | R+32.6 |
| 1962 | George McGovern (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1960 | Karl E. Mundt (R) | R+4.9 |
| 1956 | Francis Case (R) | R+1.6 |
| 1954 | Karl E. Mundt (R) | R+14.6 |
| 1950 | Francis Case (R) | R+27.8 |
| 1948 | Karl E. Mundt (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1944 | Chandler Gurney (R) | R+27.7 |
| 1942 | Harlan J. Bushfield (R) | R+17.5 |
| 1938 | Chandler Gurney (R) | R+4.9 |
| 1936 | William J. Bulow (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1932 | Peter Norbeck (R) | R+9.3 |
| 1930 | William J. Bulow (D) | D+3.3 |
| 1926 | Peter Norbeck (R) | R+26.2 |
| 1924 | William H. McMaster (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1920 | Peter Norbeck (R) | R+30.1 |
| 1918 | Thomas Sterling (R) | R+16.1 |
| 1914 | Edwin S. Johnson (D) | D+3.5 |