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2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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FieldValue
election_name2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota
countrySouth Dakota
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota
previous_year2004
next_election2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota
next_year2016
election_dateNovember 2, 2010
image_sizex150px
image1John Thune, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped1).jpg
nominee1**John Thune**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**227,947**
percentage1**100.00%**
map_image2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg
map_size260px
map_captionCounty results
**Thune**:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionJohn Thune
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionJohn Thune
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Thune: The 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 2010, along other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator John Thune won re-election to a second term unopposed.

Background

Thune was narrowly elected to his first term over Democratic Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle with 51% of the vote in 2004. Despite his lack of seniority, Thune became chairman of the U.S. Republican Policy Committee in 2009.

Thune did not face any opposition whatsoever in his 2010 re-election. He won 100% of the votes cast in this senate race, just like John C. Stennis in the 1958 Mississippi senate race. South Dakota State Senate Minority Leader Scott Heidepriem said "We just concluded that John Thune is an extremely popular senator who is going to win another term in the Senate." There were exactly 89,136 undervotes compared to the concurrent gubernatorial election.

General election

Candidate

  • John Thune, incumbent U.S. Senator

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political ReportOctober 26, 2010
RothenbergOctober 22, 2010
RealClearPoliticsOctober 26, 2010
Sabato's Crystal BallOctober 21, 2010
CQ PoliticsOctober 26, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDate (s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin
of errorJohn
Thune (R)Generic
DemocratOtherUndecided
Public Policy PollingDecember 10–13, 2009702± 3.7%**56%**33%—11%
Public Policy PollingJanuary 5, 2010702± 3.7%**56%**43%—5%
Public Policy PollingApril 5, 2010702± 3.7%**58%**34%—5%
Public Policy PollingJune 5–8, 2010702± 3.7%**54%**44%—5%

Fundraising

Candidate (Party)ReceiptsDisbursementsCash on handDebt
John Thune (R)$6,282,750$2,988,648$7,194,549$0
Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

By county

Source

John Thune
RepublicanCountyVotes
Aurora**926**
Beadle**4,897**
Bennett**728**
Bon Homme**1,965**
Brookings**7,721**
Brown**9,862**
Brule**1,525**
Buffalo**208**
Butte**2,975**
Campbell**642**
Charles Mix**2,518**
Clark**1,190**
Clay**2,756**
Codington**7,504**
Corson**577**
Custer**3,018**
Davison**5,480**
Day**1,673**
Deuel**1,427**
Dewey**943**
Douglas**1,360**
Edmunds**1,275**
Fall River**2,336**
Faulk**798**
Grant**2,538**
Gregory**1,549**
Haakon**890**
Hamlin**1,969**
Hand**1,393**
Hanson**1,323**
Harding**583**
Hughes**5,893**
Hutchinson**2,486**
Hyde**558**
Jackson**734**
Jerauld**759**
Jones**507**
Kingsbury**1,707**
Lake**3,700**
Lawrence**7,491**
Lincoln**13,642**
Lyman**1,012**
Marshall**1,186**
McCook**1,759**
McPherson**990**
Meade**7,360**
Mellette**543**
Miner**725**
Minnehaha**44,085**
Moody**1,822**
Pennington**27,928**
Perkins**1,088**
Potter**1,035**
Roberts**2,498**
Sanborn**854**
Shannon**854**
Spink**2,055**
Stanley**1,062**
Sully**600**
Todd**1,009**
Tripp**1,925**
Turner**2,778**
Union**4,522**
Walworth**1,745**
Yankton**6,063**
Ziebach**423**

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Beadle (Largest city: Huron)
  • Bon Homme (Largest city: Springfield)
  • Brown (Largest city: Aberdeen)
  • Brule (Largest city: Chamberlain)
  • Charles Mix (Largest city: Wagner)
  • Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin)
  • Deuel (Largest city: Clear Lake)
  • Grant (Largest city: Milbank)
  • Jerauld (Largest city: Wessington Springs)
  • Kingsbury (Largest city: De Smet)
  • Lake (Largest city: Madison)
  • Miner (Largest city: Howard)
  • Minnehaha (Largest city: Sioux Falls)
  • Moody (Largest city: Flandreau)
  • Sanborn (Largest city: Woonsocket)
  • Brookings (largest city: Brookings)
  • Aurora (largest city: Plankinton)
  • Bennett (largest city: Martin)
  • Clark (largest city: Clark)
  • Edmunds (largest city: Ipswich)
  • Faulk (largest city: Faulkton)
  • Hand (largest city: Miller)
  • Jackson (largest city: Kadoka)
  • Lyman (largest city: Lower Brule)
  • Spink (largest city: Redfield)
  • Yankton (largest city: Yankton)
  • Day (Largest city: Webster)
  • Roberts (Largest city: Sisseton)
  • Ziebach (Largest city: Dupree)
  • Marshall (largest city: Britton)
  • Oglala Lakota (largest city: Pine Ridge)
  • Todd (largest city: Mission)
  • Buffalo (largest city: Fort Thompson)
  • Mellette (Largest city: White River)
  • Clay (Largest city: Vermillion)
  • Dewey (Largest city: North Eagle Butte)

References

References

  1. (July 2018). "Republican Sen. John Thune unopposed by Democrats". [[KCAU-TV]] }}{{Dead link.
  2. (April 2023). "Kurt Evans drops out of SD race for US Senate". KCAU-TV.
  3. David M. Drucker. (2010-12-07). "Thune Quietly Gathers 2012 Advice".
  4. Brokaw, Chet. (April 1, 2010). "S.D. Dems Skip Senate Race Against GOP's Thune". Yankton Press & Dakotan.
  5. "Senate". [[Cook Political Report]].
  6. "Senate Ratings". [[Rothenberg Political Report]].
  7. "Battle for the Senate". [[RealClearPolitics]].
  8. "2010 Senate Ratings". [[Sabato's Crystal Ball]].
  9. "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". [[CQ Politics]].
  10. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/surveys/2009_Archives/PPP_Release_SD_1216.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  11. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/surveys/2009_Archives/PPP_Release_SD_1216.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  12. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/surveys/2009_Archives/PPP_Release_SD_1216.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  13. [http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/surveys/2009_Archives/PPP_Release_SD_1216.pdf Public Policy Polling]
  14. (May 2019). "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for South Dakota". fec.gov.
  15. [http://www.electionresults.sd.gov/applications/st25cers3/(X(1)S(ovznph1p3tuukl35edud5oti))/resultsSW.aspx?type=swr Secretary of State - Election Night Results - November 2nd, 2010]
  16. "2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results: Statewide Candidates by County - November 2, 2010".
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