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South Dakota's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in South Dakota's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

D+90R+90D+45R+451976: R+60.419761978: D+0.11980: D+31.619801998: R+50.22000: R+48.520002002: R+7.92004: D+7.420042006: D+39.82008: D+35.120082010: R+2.22012: R+14.920122014: R+33.12016: R+28.220162018: R+24.32020: R+81.020202022: R+77.42024: R+44.12024
South Dakota's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2024 Dusty Johnson Republican 72.0% 44.1
2022 Dusty Johnson Republican 77.4% 54.8
2020 Dusty Johnson Republican 81.0% 61.9
2018 Dusty Johnson Republican 60.3% 24.3
2016 Kristi Noem Republican 64.1% 28.2
2014 Kristi Noem Republican 66.5% 33.1
2012 Kristi Noem Republican 57.5% 14.9
2010 Kristi Noem Republican 48.1% 2.2
2008 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democratic 67.6% 35.1
2006 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democratic 69.1% 39.8
2004 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democratic 53.4% 7.5
2004 special Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democratic 50.6% 1.2
2002 William J. Janklow Republican 53.5% 7.9
2000 John R. Thune Republican 73.4% 48.5
1998 John R. Thune Republican 75.1% 50.2
1980 Tom Daschle Democratic 65.8% 31.6
1978 Tom Daschle Democratic 50.1% 0.1
1976 Larry Pressler Republican 79.8% 60.4

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Dusty Johnson WonREP303,63072.04%
Sheryl JohnsonDEM117,81827.96%
Total421,448

2022

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Dusty Johnson WonREP253,82177.42%
Collin DuprelLIB74,02022.58%
Total327,841

2020

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Dusty Johnson WonREP321,98480.96%
Randy D. LuallinLIB75,74819.05%
Total397,732

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in South Dakota's 1st congressional district?

Dusty Johnson won in 2024 by 44.1 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.