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South Dakota — 2008 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2008 · U.S. SenateSouth Dakota · U.S. SenateTim JohnsonD+25.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2008 Senate returns.
- Tim Johnson✓(i)Democrat237,88962.5%
- Joel DykstraRepublican142,78437.5%
presidential baselinePresident 2008R+8.4Senate 2008D+25.0vs. baselineD+33.4
South Dakota's 2008 Senate race ran 33.4 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
South Dakota's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −33.7% |
| 1980 | −18.8% |
| 1984 | −49.0% |
| 1986 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | −7.3% |
| 1992 | +32.4% |
| 1996 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | +25.7% |
| 2002 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | −1.2% |
| 2008 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | −100.0% |
| 2014 | −20.9% |
| 2016 | −43.7% |
| 2020 | −31.5% |
| 2022 | −43.5% |
Same ballot, 2008SD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.