Tim Johnson
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 28, 1946
- Died
- October 8, 2024
- Age at death
- 77
- Home state
- South Dakota
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1986–2008
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Johnson1.6M
Opponents986,378
8
Elections run
Between 1986 and 2008, Tim Johnson ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 8. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 237,889 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota. Johnson's closest win came in the 2002 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota, decided by 532 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in South Dakota, every U.S. House race in South Dakota's at-large district, or all 2008 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Tim Johnson received?
Tim Johnson has received 1,554,044 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 237,88962.49% | Joel Dykstra |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 167,48149.62% | John R. Thune Kurt Evans |
| 1996 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 166,53351.32% | Larry Pressler |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 183,03659.83% | Jan Berkhout Ronald Wieczorek (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 230,07069.11% | John Timmer Ronald Wieczorek (head-to-head) Robert J. Newland Ann Balakier |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 173,81467.55% | Don Frankenfeld |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 223,75971.74% | David Volk |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 171,46259.18% | Dale Bell |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000177) and Wikidata (Q925052). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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