John R. Thune
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- January 7, 1961
- Current age
- 65
- Home state
- South Dakota
- Party
- Republican
- In office
- U.S. Senator, South Dakota (present)
- On the ballot
- 1996–2022
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Thune1.7M
Opponents858,657
8
Elections run
Between 1996 and 2022, John R. Thune ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 7 and losing 1. Thune's biggest single-election total was 265,516 votes, in the 2016 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota. Thune's closest win came in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota, decided by 4,508 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in South Dakota, every U.S. House race in South Dakota's at-large district, or all 2022 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has John R. Thune received?
John R. Thune has received 1,712,209 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 242,31669.63% | Brian L Bengs Tamara J Lesnar |
| 2016 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 265,51671.83% | Jay Williams |
| 2010 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 227,947100% | — |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 197,84850.58% | Thomas A. Daschle |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Lost | 166,94949.47% | Tim Johnson Kurt Evans (head-to-head) |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 231,08373.42% | Curt Hohn Brian Lerohl |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 194,15775.08% | Jeff Moser |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 186,39357.67% | Rick Weiland Stacey L. Nelson Kurt Evans (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000250) and Wikidata (Q462981). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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