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1996 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1996 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

John R. Thune won the 1996 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. John R. Thune received 186,393 popular votes (57.67%). The main challenger was Rick Weiland (36.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Thune and Weiland

Thune +20.7 pts · won by 66,846 votes
John R. ThuneRepublicanWINNER57.67%
186,393 votes
Rick WeilandDemocratic36.99%
119,547 votes
Stacey L. NelsonIndependent3.22%
10,397 votes
Kurt EvansIndependent2.12%
6,866 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.