2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota

none related races 2010 United States Senate elections March 2026 December 2017 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota South Dakota presidential no 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota 2004 2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota 2016 November 2, 2010 150x150px John Thune, official portrait, 111th Congress (cropped1).jpg John Thune(uncontested) Republican Party (United States) 227,947 100.00% 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 260px County resultsThune: #a80000 100% U.S. Senator John Thune Republican Party (United States) John Thune Republican Party (United States) The 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 2010, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Dakota. Republican incumbent John Thune won re-election to a second term unopposed.http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12240983 Republican Sen. John Thune unopposed by Democrats April 1, 2010 April 5, 2010 KCAU-TV July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.kcautv.com/global/story.asp?s=12400556 Kurt Evans drops out of SD race for US Senate KCAU-TV April 29, 2010 June 8, 2010April 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 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.David M. Drucker 2010-12-07 Thune Quietly Gathers 2012 Advice https://rollcall.com/2010/12/07/thune-quietly-gathers-2012-advice/ 2024-05-22 Roll Call en-US 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."http://www.yankton.net/articles/2010/04/02/news/doc4bb576acd9bc3030872173.txt S.D. Dems Skip Senate Race Against GOP's Thune April 1, 2010 April 7, 2010 Yankton Press & Dakotan Chet Brokaw There were exactly 89,136 undervotes compared to the concurrent gubernatorial election. General election Candidates John Thune, incumbent U.S. senator (2005–present) Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/senate Senate Cook Political Report October 26, 2010 Solid R October 26, 2010 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/senate Senate Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 26, 2010 Safe R October 22, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/2010_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate RealClearPolitics October 26, 2010 Safe R October 26, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate 2010 Senate Ratings Sabato's Crystal Ball October 26, 2010 October 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028092918/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2010-senate/ dead Safe R October 21, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate CQ Politics October 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate October 28, 2010 Safe R October 26, 2010 Polling background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); Poll source Date (s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error JohnThune (R) GenericDemocrat Other UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingDecember 10–13, 2009702 (LV)± 3.7% 56%33%–11%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingJanuary 5, 2010702 (LV)± 3.7% 56%43%–5%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingApril 5, 2010702 (LV)± 3.7% 58%34%–5%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingJune 5–8, 2010702 (LV)± 3.7% 54%44%–5% Fundraising Candidate (Party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt John Thune (R) $6,282,750 $2,988,648 $7,194,549 $0 Source: Federal Election Commissionhttp://www.fec.gov:80/DisclosureSearch/HSRefreshCandList.do?category=stateS_all&stateName=SD&election_yr=2010 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for South Dakota fec.gov July 25, 2010 May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Results thumb|Votes cast for John Thune in proportion to turnout by county. Counties in gray had more undervotes than votes cast for Thune. #b00600 80–90%#d02923 70–80%#e55651 60–70%#ed8783 50–60%#a9a9a9 40–50%#8d8d8d 30–40% 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakotahttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/Archive/2002-2011Assets/2010GeneralCanvass.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260809084323/https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/Archive/2002-2011Assets/2010GeneralCanvass.pdf August 9, 2026 live State Canvass Nelson Chris Chris Nelson (American politician) November 9, 2010 Secretary of State of South Dakota August 14, 2026 John Thune (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 227,947 100.00% 227,947 100.00% Republican Party (United States) thumb|County Flips: Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By county Sourcehttps://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/election-resources/election-history/2010/2010_general_election_statewide_candidates_by_county.aspx 2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results: Statewide Candidates by County - November 2, 2010 South Dakota Secretary of State 16 November 2024 John ThuneRepublican County VotesAurora926Beadle4,897Bennett728Bon Homme1,965Brookings7,721Brown9,862Brule1,525Buffalo208Butte2,975Campbell642Charles Mix2,518Clark1,190Clay2,756Codington7,504Corson577Custer3,018Davison5,480Day1,673Deuel1,427Dewey943Douglas1,360Edmunds1,275Fall River2,336Faulk798Grant2,538Gregory1,549Haakon890Hamlin1,969Hand1,393Hanson1,323Harding583Hughes5,893Hutchinson2,486Hyde558Jackson734Jerauld759Jones507Kingsbury1,707Lake3,700Lawrence7,491Lincoln13,642Lyman1,012Marshall1,186McCook1,759McPherson990Meade7,360Mellette543Miner725Minnehaha44,085Moody1,822Pennington27,928Perkins1,088Potter1,035Roberts2,498Sanborn854Shannon854Spink2,055Stanley1,062Sully600Todd1,009Tripp1,925Turner2,778Union4,522Walworth1,745Yankton6,063Ziebach423 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) Shannon (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 Notes External links South Dakota Elections and Voter Registration from the Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for South Dakota https://web.archive.org/web/20100930123003/http://www.votesmart.org/election_congress_state.php?state_id=SD September 30, 2010 at Project Vote Smart South Dakota U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions from Open Secrets 2010 South Dakota Senate General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com https://archive.today/20130119191504/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=senate-2010-SD 2010 South Dakota Senate Race el from CQ Politics Race profile from The New York Times Official campaign websites (archived) John Thune for U.S. Senator Category:2010 South Dakota elections South Dakota 2010 Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections Category:John Thune