South Dakota — 2000 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in South Dakota in 2000, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 1 of 1 congressional race match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 190,700 | 60.3% |
| Democratic | 118,804 | 37.6% |
| Reform | 3,322 | 1.1% |
| Independent (Constitution Party candidate) | 1,781 | 0.6% |
| Libertarian | 1,662 | 0.5% |
| Total | 316,269 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2000 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
At large
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Thune | Republican | 231,083 | 73.4% |
| Curt Hohn | Democrat | 78,321 | 24.9% |
| Brian Lerohl | Libertarian | 5,357 | 1.7% |
| Total | 314,761 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2000 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.