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The 2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, with a primary election on June 6. Voters selected a representative for their single at-large district, who ran on a statewide ballot. Incumbent Republican representative John Thune won the race by a wide margin, outrunning the Republican candidate for president George W. Bush by 13 points in the state.
Republican primary
No Republican primary was held.
Nominee
John Thune, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary
Curt Hohn won the three-way Democratic primary with 56.07% of the vote. Only 13.09% of the Democratic electorate turned out to vote in the primary.
Nominee
Curt Hohn, manager of WEB Water
Eliminated in primary
Raymond Earl Osloond Sr.
Steve Sandven, tribal lawyer
Results
Democratic primary resultshttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/historicalelectiondata/2000P.pdf South Dakota Official Election Returns and Registration Figures Primary Election South Dakota Secretary of State 2024-08-18
Curt Hohn Democratic Party (United States) 12,827 56.07%
Steve Sandven Democratic Party (United States) 8,333 36.43%
Raymond Earl Osloond Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,715 7.50%
22,875 100.00%
Libertarian primary
No Libertarian primary was held.
Nominee
Brian Lerohl
General election
Results
2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakotahttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/historicalelectiondata/2000G.pdf South Dakota Official Election Returns and Registration Figures General Election South Dakota Secretary of State 2024-08-18
John Thune (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 231,083 73.42%
Curt Hohn Democratic Party (United States) 78,321 24.88%
Brian Lerohl Libertarian Party (United States) 5,357 1.70%
314,761 100.00%
See also
2000 United States presidential election in South Dakota
References
2000
South Dakota
United States House of Representatives
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