2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota

2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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Nominee John Thune Jay Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 265,516 104,140
Percentage 71.83% 28.17%

Thune:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Williams:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

John Thune
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Thune
Republican

The 2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Dakota, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held June 7.

Incumbent Republican Senator John Thune was considered a potential 2016 presidential candidate, but decided instead to run for a third term in office.[1]

  1. ^ Everett, Burgess (January 14, 2015). "Thune: No 'opening' for a White House run". Politico. Retrieved January 14, 2015.