South Dakota — 2016 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in South Dakota in 2016, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 2 of 2 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | 227,721 | 61.5% |
| Democratic | 117,458 | 31.7% |
| Libertarian | 20,850 | 5.6% |
| Constitution | 4,064 | 1.1% |
| Total | 370,093 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2016 election page.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R. Thune | Republican | 265,516 | 71.8% |
| Jay Williams | Democrat | 104,140 | 28.2% |
| Total | 369,656 |
U.S. House of Representatives
At large
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi L. Noem | Republican | 237,163 | 64.1% |
| Paula Hawks | Democrat | 132,810 | 35.9% |
| Total | 369,973 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2016 — 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.