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2010 Senate elections · South Dakota history

South Dakota U.S. Senate election 2010

John R. Thune REP · Class III seat · held 11/2/10

Votes counted
227,947
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/2/10

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
John R. Thune WonREP227,947100.00%
Total227,947

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other South Dakota Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2022Class IIIJohn R. Thune43.5
2020Class IIM. Michael Rounds31.5
2016Class IIIJohn R. Thune43.7
2014Class IIM. Michael Rounds20.9
2010Class IIIJohn R. Thune—
2008Class IITim Johnson25.0
2004Class IIIJohn R. Thune1.2
2002Class IITim Johnson0.2
1998Class IIITom Daschle25.7
1996Class IITim Johnson2.6
1992Class IIITom Daschle32.4
1990Class IILarry Pressler7.3

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2010 South Dakota Senate race?

John R. Thune (REP) won with 100.0% of the vote.

Did the South Dakota Senate seat change party in 2010?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2010 South Dakota Senate race?

227,947 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.