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2022 US Senate election in South Dakota

John R Thune (Republican) beat Brian L Bengs (Democrat) in South Dakota in 2022, 69.6% to 26.1%, a margin of 43.5 points and 151,309 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2016, when John R. Thune also won.

Republicans led in 63 of the 66 counties and Democrats in 3. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 74,144 votes and went to the Republican by 29.4 points. The closest was Buffalo, where 29 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John R Thune won Republican 242,316 69.6%
Brian L Bengs Democratic 91,007 26.1%
All other candidates 14,697 4.2%
Total348,020

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 24,772 33.4% 46,551 62.8% 2,821 74,144 R+29.4
Pennington 12,441 27.6% 30,398 67.3% 2,314 45,153 R+39.8
Lincoln 7,365 26.3% 19,703 70.4% 912 27,980 R+44.1
Brown 3,893 28.0% 9,577 68.8% 451 13,921 R+40.8
Brookings 3,816 30.9% 7,990 64.7% 545 12,351 R+33.8
Lawrence 3,061 25.2% 8,439 69.5% 646 12,146 R+44.3
Meade 2,134 18.1% 8,934 75.9% 702 11,770 R+57.8
Codington 2,265 20.6% 8,279 75.2% 460 11,004 R+54.7
Yankton 2,462 27.8% 6,051 68.3% 340 8,853 R+40.5
Hughes 1,683 22.6% 5,467 73.4% 301 7,451 R+50.8
Davison 1,524 21.1% 5,420 75.2% 266 7,210 R+54.0
Union 1,497 22.3% 4,991 74.3% 229 6,717 R+52.0
Beadle 1,214 20.8% 4,441 76.1% 182 5,837 R+55.3
Custer 1,017 20.2% 3,756 74.5% 267 5,040 R+54.3
Lake 1,139 23.2% 3,615 73.5% 164 4,918 R+50.3
Clay 2,042 43.3% 2,522 53.5% 149 4,713 R+10.2
Butte 597 14.4% 3,269 78.6% 292 4,158 R+64.3
Turner 602 15.6% 3,078 80.0% 168 3,848 R+64.3
Fall River 665 18.3% 2,754 75.6% 222 3,641 R+57.4
Roberts 1,000 28.3% 2,384 67.5% 147 3,531 R+39.2
Grant 601 18.8% 2,492 77.9% 105 3,198 R+59.1
Hutchinson 417 13.3% 2,619 83.4% 106 3,142 R+70.1
Charles Mix 666 21.6% 2,323 75.2% 100 3,089 R+53.6
Hamlin 366 13.5% 2,214 81.9% 123 2,703 R+68.4
Spink 546 20.5% 2,027 76.1% 91 2,664 R+55.6
Moody 694 26.3% 1,839 69.6% 109 2,642 R+43.3
Bon Homme 453 17.7% 2,010 78.7% 91 2,554 R+61.0
McCook 408 16.1% 2,033 80.3% 92 2,533 R+64.2
Kingsbury 441 17.4% 2,000 79.1% 89 2,530 R+61.6
Day 602 23.9% 1,796 71.4% 116 2,514 R+47.5
Oglala Lakota 1,889 77.4% 422 17.3% 129 2,440 D+60.1
Tripp 263 11.8% 1,861 83.2% 113 2,237 R+71.4
Brule 428 20.4% 1,573 75.0% 97 2,098 R+54.6
Walworth 301 14.8% 1,645 80.7% 92 2,038 R+65.9
Gregory 279 13.8% 1,663 82.2% 82 2,024 R+68.4
Deuel 346 17.4% 1,548 77.9% 92 1,986 R+60.5
Todd 1,308 68.4% 502 26.3% 101 1,911 D+42.2
Marshall 545 29.0% 1,272 67.7% 62 1,879 R+38.7
Edmunds 253 15.0% 1,385 82.1% 49 1,687 R+67.1
Hanson 254 15.6% 1,323 81.2% 52 1,629 R+65.6
Clark 230 14.4% 1,307 82.0% 56 1,593 R+67.6
Dewey 720 46.2% 770 49.4% 70 1,560 R+3.2
Hand 198 13.1% 1,242 82.3% 70 1,510 R+69.1
Douglas 117 8.0% 1,308 89.2% 42 1,467 R+81.2
Stanley 245 16.9% 1,138 78.6% 64 1,447 R+61.7
Perkins 133 9.7% 1,141 83.3% 95 1,369 R+73.6
Lyman 290 22.3% 944 72.7% 65 1,299 R+50.3
Aurora 170 14.0% 978 80.6% 66 1,214 R+66.6
McPherson 108 9.8% 954 86.6% 40 1,102 R+76.8
Potter 123 11.3% 937 85.7% 33 1,093 R+74.5
Bennett 295 28.9% 684 67.1% 41 1,020 R+38.1
Miner 161 16.0% 813 81.0% 30 1,004 R+64.9
Sanborn 154 15.4% 821 81.9% 27 1,002 R+66.6
Haakon 56 5.8% 864 89.1% 50 970 R+83.3
Faulk 120 12.7% 780 82.4% 47 947 R+69.7
Corson 334 36.1% 534 57.7% 57 925 R+21.6
Jackson 215 23.9% 617 68.6% 67 899 R+44.7
Jerauld 154 17.8% 676 78.2% 34 864 R+60.4
Sully 114 14.6% 622 79.4% 47 783 R+64.9
Ziebach 242 35.7% 389 57.4% 47 678 R+21.7
Harding 22 3.3% 605 90.6% 41 668 R+87.3
Campbell 66 10.0% 571 86.1% 26 663 R+76.2
Mellette 165 26.4% 415 66.5% 44 624 R+40.1
Hyde 78 13.4% 484 83.4% 18 580 R+70.0
Jones 46 9.9% 383 82.4% 36 465 R+72.5
Buffalo 202 51.8% 173 44.4% 15 390 D+7.4

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

YearWinnerMargin
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