The 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 2010, along other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator John Thune won re-election to a second term unopposed.[1][2]
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Background
editThune 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.[3] 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."[4] There were exactly 89,136 undervotes compared to the concurrent gubernatorial election.
General election
editCandidate
edit- John Thune, incumbent U.S. Senator
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report[5] | Solid R | October 26, 2010 |
| Rothenberg[6] | Safe R | October 22, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics[7] | Safe R | October 26, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | October 21, 2010 |
| CQ Politics[9] | Safe R | October 26, 2010 |
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date (s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
John Thune (R) |
Generic Democrat |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[10] | December 10–13, 2009 | 702 | ± 3.7% | 56% | 33% | — | 11% |
| Public Policy Polling[11] | January 5, 2010 | 702 | ± 3.7% | 56% | 43% | — | 5% |
| Public Policy Polling[12] | April 5, 2010 | 702 | ± 3.7% | 58% | 34% | — | 5% |
| Public Policy Polling[13] | June 5–8, 2010 | 702 | ± 3.7% | 54% | 44% | — | 5% |
Fundraising
edit| Candidate (Party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thune (R) | $6,282,750 | $2,988,648 | $7,194,549 | $0 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission[14] | ||||
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Thune (incumbent) | 227,947 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 227,947 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
edit- 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)
- Oglala Lakota (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
edit- ^ "Republican Sen. John Thune unopposed by Democrats". KCAU-TV. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kurt Evans drops out of SD race for US Senate". KCAU-TV. April 29, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ David M. Drucker (December 7, 2010). "Thune Quietly Gathers 2012 Advice". Roll Call. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Brokaw, Chet (April 1, 2010). "S.D. Dems Skip Senate Race Against GOP's Thune". Yankton Press & Dakotan. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
- ^ "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ Public Policy Polling
- ^ Public Policy Polling
- ^ Public Policy Polling
- ^ Public Policy Polling
- ^ "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for South Dakota". fec.gov. Retrieved July 25, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Secretary of State - Election Night Results - November 2nd, 2010
External links
edit- South Dakota Elections and Voter Registration from the Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for South Dakota 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
- 2010 South Dakota Senate Race from CQ Politics
- Race profile from The New York Times
Official campaign websites