2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota

2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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Nominee John Thune Tom Daschle Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 197,848 193,340 Percentage 50.58% 49.42%

County results Thune:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Daschle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Senator before election Tom Daschle Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Thune Republican

The 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota happened on November 2, 2004. The Republican candidate, John Thune, barely defeated the Democratic candidate, Tom Daschle, by less than 5,000 votes.^[1]

Tom Daschle was the leader of the Democratic Party in the Senate. This was the only time since 1952 that a party leader in the Senate lost an election in United States history. Daschle was the only Senator to lose re-election in 2004.^[2]

This election happened at the same time as the 2004 United States presidential election.

1. ↑ "2004 General Election Official Returns for U.S. Senate". SDSOS.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
2. ↑ Carroll, Susan J.; Fox, Richard L. (December 26, 2005). Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139447898 – via Google Books.