Election Results for Lyman County, SD -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	133	17.9
Deaths:	97	13.0
Net Migration:	-74	-9.9
Net Immigration:	3	0.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -49	R +54	R + 7.4%
D -103
2024 vs. 2016	R +16	D +37	D + 4.8%
D +53
2020 vs. 2016	R +65	D +91	D + 12.2%
D +156
2024 vs. 2012	R +60	R +243	R + 19.0%
D -183

2016 vs. 2008	R +83	R +424	R + 33.7%
D -341
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	55%	Donald Trump (R)	993	68.6%	Kamala Harris (D)	422	29.2%	32 [+]	2.2%	1,447	5	19	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 25 (1.7%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 7 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,042	65.2%	Joe Biden (D)	525	32.9%	30 [+]	1.9%	1,597	3	18	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 30 (1.9%);
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	977	68.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	369	26.0%	75 [+]	5.3%	1,421	7	23	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 56 (3.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	933	59.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	605	38.6%	31 [+]	2.0%	1,569	2	12	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 24 (1.5%);
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	894	54.5%	Barack Obama (D)	710	43.3%	37 [+]	2.3%	1,641	1	9	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 18 (1.1%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 7 (0.4%);
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,029	53.0%	John Kerry (D)	872	44.9%	39 [+]	2.0%	1,940	-7	2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 21 (1.1%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	875	63.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	482	34.8%	29 [+]	2.1%	1,386	3	15	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 14 (1.0%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	60%	Robert Dole (R)	726	47.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	646	42.4%	151 [+]	9.9%	1,523	1	7	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 130 (8.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 12 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	60%	George Bush* (R)	669	45.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	486	32.8%	325 [+]	22.0%	1,480	5	8	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 311 (21.0%);
1988	60%	George Bush (R)	843	57.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	631	42.6%	6 [+]	0.4%	1,480	4	4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 3 (0.2%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,120	69.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	478	29.8%	7	0.4%	1,605	7	11	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	75%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,256	66.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	486	25.9%	136 [+]	7.2%	1,878	6	16	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 106 (5.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 29 (1.5%);
1976	73%	Gerald Ford* (R)	892	51.3%	Jimmy Carter (D)	831	47.8%	16 [+]	0.9%	1,739	1	3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	80%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,166	60.0%	George McGovern (D)	774	39.8%	4 [+]	0.2%	1,944	6	-1	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	83%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,063	57.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	643	35.0%	131 [+]	7.1%	1,837	5	14	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 131 (7.1%);
1964	84%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,057	55.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	862	44.9%	0	0.0%	1,919	1	6	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	86%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,166	57.8%	John Kennedy (D)	852	42.2%	0	0.0%	2,018	0	8	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	80%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,151	56.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	873	43.1%	0	0.0%	2,024	-2	-1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	87%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,561	70.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	666	29.9%	0	0.0%	2,227	1	15	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	74%	Thomas Dewey (R)	993	51.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	904	47.3%	15 [+]	0.8%	1,912	0	7	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 15 (0.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	56%	Thomas Dewey (R)	867	57.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	630	42.1%	0	0.0%	1,497	0	12	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	90%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,409	56.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,105	44.0%	0	0.0%	2,514	-1	11	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	86%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,321	54.1%	Alf Landon (R)	1,090	44.7%	29 [+]	1.2%	2,440	2	8	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 29 (1.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	88%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,879	68.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	811	29.7%	40 [+]	1.5%	2,730	-5	-10	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 13 (0.5%);
1928	86%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,488	54.7%	Al Smith (D)	1,222	45.0%	8 [+]	0.3%	2,718	-5	-3	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1924	74%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,061	44.3%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	947	39.5%	387 [+]	16.2%	2,395	-5	-10	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 387 (16.2%);
1920	54%	Warren Harding (R)	1,050	59.0%	James Cox (D)	483	27.1%	248 [+]	13.9%	1,781	-2	-1	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 244 (13.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 4 (0.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	50%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,052	49.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	981	45.6%	116 [+]	5.4%	2,149	-4	0	1.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 99 (4.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 17 (0.8%);
1912	37%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	990	51.4%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	766	39.8%	169 [+]	8.8%	1,925	0	-23	1.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 135 (7.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 34 (1.8%); William Taft* (R) 0 (0.0%);
1908	65%	William Taft (R)	1,524	53.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,183	41.2%	162 [+]	5.6%	2,869	-6	2	2.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 81 (2.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 76 (2.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 5 (0.2%);
1904	47%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	986	73.5%	Alton Parker (D)	306	22.8%	49 [+]	3.7%	1,341	2	17	1.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 21 (1.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 15 (1.1%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 13 (1.0%);
1900	51%	William McKinley* (R)	429	66.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	210	32.6%	5 [+]	0.8%	644	10	15	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 3 (0.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

525

32.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,042

65.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

TOTAL

1,597

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

369

26.0%

Donald Trump (R)

977

68.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,421

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

605

38.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

933

59.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,569

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

710

43.3%

John McCain (R)

894

54.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,641

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,029

53.0%

John Kerry (D)

872

44.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,940

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

875

63.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

482

34.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,386

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 15

1996 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

646

42.4%

Robert Dole (R)

726

47.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

130

8.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,523

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 7

1992 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

486

32.8%

George Bush* (R)

669

45.2%

Ross Perot (I)

311

21.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,480

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

843

57.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

631

42.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,480

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 4

1984 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

1,120

69.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

478

29.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,605

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 11

1980 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,256

66.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

486

25.9%

John Anderson (I)

106

5.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,878

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

831

47.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

892

51.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,739

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,166

60.0%

George McGovern (D)

774

39.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,944

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,063

57.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

643

35.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

131

7.1%

TOTAL

1,837

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 14

1964 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,057

55.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

862

44.9%

TOTAL

1,919

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,151

56.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

873

43.1%

TOTAL

2,024

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,561

70.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

666

29.9%

TOTAL

2,227

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 15

1948 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

904

47.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

993

51.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.8%

TOTAL

1,912

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 7

1936 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,321

54.1%

Alf Landon (R)

1,090

44.7%

William Lemke (Union)

1.2%

TOTAL

2,440

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 8

1932 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

1,879

68.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

811

29.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,730

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

1928 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,488

54.7%

Al Smith (D)

1,222

45.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,718

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,061

44.3%

John Davis (D)

387

16.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

947

39.5%

TOTAL

2,395

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

1920 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,050

59.0%

James Cox (D)

483

27.1%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

244

13.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.2%

TOTAL

1,781

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -1

1916 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,052

49.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

981

45.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

4.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.8%

TOTAL

2,149

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 0

1912 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

766

39.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

990

51.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

135

7.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.8%

TOTAL

1,925

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,524

53.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,183

41.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2.8%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.2%

TOTAL

2,869

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 2

1904 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

986

73.5%

Alton Parker (D)

306

22.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.6%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1.0%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

1.1%

TOTAL

1,341

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 17

1900 President, Lyman County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

429

66.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

210

32.6%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

644

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lyman County, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	49%	John Thune* (R)	944	72.7%	Brian Bengs (D)	290	22.3%	65 [+]	5.0%	1,299	3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Tamara Lesnar (Libertarian) 65 (5.0%);
2022	G	50%	Kristi Noem* (R)	879	66.7%	Jamie Smith (D)	405	30.7%	34 [+]	2.6%	1,318	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Tracey Quint (Libertarian) 34 (2.6%);
2020	S2	61%	Mike Rounds* (R)	1,066	66.7%	Dan Ahlers (D)	533	33.3%	0	0.0%	1,599	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:

2018	G	53%	Kristi Noem (R)	691	49.4%	Billie H. Sutton (D)	682	48.7%	27 [+]	1.9%	1,400	-2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 27 (1.9%);
2016	S3	54%	John Thune* (R)	1,051	73.5%	Jay Williams (D)	378	26.5%	0	0.0%	1,429	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	S2	47%	Mike Rounds (R)	630	50.8%	Rick Weiland (D)	361	29.1%	250 [+]	20.1%	1,241	0	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Larry Pressler (I) 194 (15.6%); Gordon Howie (I) 56 (4.5%);
2014	G	47%	Dennis Daugaard* (R)	863	69.8%	Susan Wismer (D)	318	25.7%	56 [+]	4.5%	1,237	-1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mike Myers (I) 56 (4.5%);
2010	S3	38%	John Thune* (R)	1,012	100.0%				0	0.0%	1,012	0	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
2010	G	52%	Dennis Daugaard (R)	840	60.8%	Scott Heidepriem (D)	542	39.2%	0	0.0%	1,382	-1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	62%	Tim Johnson* (D)	1,076	65.3%	Joel Dykstra (R)	571	34.7%	0	0.0%	1,647	-3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2006	G	58%	Mike Rounds* (R)	968	62.8%	Jack Billion (D)	545	35.4%	28 [+]	1.8%	1,541	1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Steve Willis (Constitution) 14 (0.9%); Tom Gerber (Libertarian) 14 (0.9%);
2004	S3	74%	Tom Daschle* (D)	1,112	56.9%	John Thune (R)	841	43.1%	0	0.0%	1,953	-8	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2002	S2	75%	Tim Johnson* (D)	1,118	56.8%	John Thune (R)	832	42.3%	18 [+]	0.9%	1,968	-7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 18 (0.9%);
2002	G	74%	Mike Rounds (R)	1,103	56.5%	Jim Abbott (D)	837	42.9%	13 [+]	0.7%	1,953	0	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Nathan Barton (Libertarian) 7 (0.4%); Jim Carlson (I) 6 (0.3%);

1998	S3	56%	Tom Daschle* (D)	930	64.0%	Ron Schmidt (R)	493	34.0%	29 [+]	2.0%	1,452	-2	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Byron Dale (Libertarian) 29 (2.0%);
1998	G	55%	William Janklow* (R)	849	59.3%	Bernie Hunhoff (D)	540	37.7%	42 [+]	2.9%	1,431	-5	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Ronald Wieczorek (I) 28 (2.0%); Bob Newland (Libertarian) 14 (1.0%);
1996	S2	60%	Tim Johnson (D)	875	56.9%	Larry Pressler* (R)	664	43.1%	0	0.0%	1,539	-6	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1996:
1994	G	61%	William Janklow (R)	862	55.9%	Jim Beddow (D)	607	39.4%	73 [+]	4.7%	1,542	1	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Nathan Barton (Libertarian) 73 (4.7%);
1992	S3	62%	Tom Daschle* (D)	836	54.8%	Charlene Haar (R)	614	40.2%	76 [+]	5.0%	1,526	10	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Other (Write-in) 38 (2.5%); Kent Hyde (Natural Law) 21 (1.4%); Gus Hercules (Libertarian) 17 (1.1%);
1990	S2	51%	Larry Pressler* (R)	664	53.9%	Ted Muenster (D)	529	42.9%	40 [+]	3.2%	1,233	1	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Dean Sinclair (I) 40 (3.2%);
1990	G	48%	George Mickelson* (R)	666	57.4%	Bob Samuelson (D)	494	42.6%	0	0.0%	1,160	-1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1986	S3	70%	James Abdnor* (R)	1,118	64.8%	Tom Daschle (D)	607	35.2%	0	0.0%	1,725	16	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1986	G	69%	George Mickelson (R)	861	50.4%	Lars Herseth (D)	847	49.6%	0	0.0%	1,708	-1	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	66%	Larry Pressler* (R)	1,308	80.2%	George Cunningham (D)	322	19.8%	0	0.0%	1,630	6	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	G	60%	William Janklow* (R)	1,168	78.3%	Mike O'Connor (D)	323	21.7%	0	0.0%	1,491	7	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1980	S3	76%	James Abdnor (R)	1,369	71.8%	George McGovern* (D)	485	25.4%	53 [+]	2.8%	1,907	14	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Wayne Peterson (I) 53 (2.8%);

1978	S2	69%	Larry Pressler (R)	1,106	67.6%	Don Barnett (D)	531	32.4%	0	0.0%	1,637	1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1978	G	71%	William Janklow (R)	981	57.8%	Roger McKellips (D)	716	42.2%	0	0.0%	1,697	1	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1974	S3	69%	Leo Thorsness (R)	934	55.9%	George McGovern* (D)	737	44.1%	0	0.0%	1,671	9	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1974	G	68%	John Olson (R)	870	52.6%	Richard Kneip* (D)	783	47.4%	0	0.0%	1,653	6	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1972	S2	80%	James Abourezk (D)	1,009	51.9%	Robert Hirsch (R)	934	48.1%	0	0.0%	1,943	5	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	81%	Richard Kneip* (D)	1,124	57.2%	Carveth Thompson (R)	842	42.8%	0	0.0%	1,966	3	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1970	G	69%	Richard Kneip (D)	808	50.8%	Frank Farrar* (R)	783	49.2%	0	0.0%	1,591	4	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:

1968	S3	83%	George McGovern* (D)	955	51.8%	Archie Gubbrud (R)	887	48.2%	0	0.0%	1,842	5	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	83%	Frank Farrar (R)	1,169	63.7%	Robert Chamberlin (D)	665	36.3%	0	0.0%	1,834	6	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	82%	Karl Mundt* (R)	1,173	63.4%	Donn Wright (D)	678	36.6%	0	0.0%	1,851	-3	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1966	G	83%	Nils Boe* (R)	1,038	55.7%	Robert Chamberlin (D)	827	44.3%	0	0.0%	1,865	-2	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	G	89%	John Lindley (D)	1,015	50.0%	Nils Boe (R)	1,014	50.0%	0	0.0%	2,029	-2	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	80%	Joe Bottum* (R)	956	51.3%	George McGovern (D)	907	48.7%	0	0.0%	1,863	1	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	82%	Archie Gubbrud* (R)	1,081	57.1%	Ralph Herseth (D)	812	42.9%	0	0.0%	1,893	1	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	89%	Karl Mundt* (R)	1,083	51.9%	George McGovern (D)	1,005	48.1%	0	0.0%	2,088	-1	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	89%	Ralph Herseth* (D)	1,106	52.7%	Archie Gubbrud (R)	994	47.3%	0	0.0%	2,100	-3	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lyman County, SD

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Voter Registration Data for Lyman County, SD

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2024	2,192	1,160	52.9%	658	30.0%	374	17.1%	Rep +502	Rep +22.9%	83%
2022	2,222	1,138	51.2%	724	32.6%	360	16.2%	Rep +414	Rep +18.6%	85%
2020	2,246	1,141	50.8%	783	34.9%	322	14.3%	Rep +358	Rep +15.9%	85%
2018	2,234	1,123	50.3%	824	36.9%	287	12.8%	Rep +299	Rep +13.4%	85%
2016	2,274	1,135	49.9%	870	38.3%	269	11.8%	Rep +265	Rep +11.7%	86%
2014	2,307	1,090	47.2%	968	42.0%	249	10.8%	Rep +122	Rep +5.3%	87%
2012	2,354	1,102	46.8%	1,026	43.6%	226	9.6%	Rep +76	Rep +3.2%	89%
2010	2,389	1,086	45.5%	1,109	46.4%	194	8.1%	Dem +23	Dem +1.0%	90%
2008	2,539	1,136	44.7%	1,229	48.4%	174	6.9%	Dem +93	Dem +3.7%	96%
2006	2,573	1,183	46.0%	1,228	47.7%	162	6.3%	Dem +45	Dem +1.7%	97%
2004	2,647	1,208	45.6%	1,274	48.1%	165	6.2%	Dem +66	Dem +2.5%	100%
2002	2,580	1,211	46.9%	1,226	47.5%	143	5.5%	Dem +15	Dem +0.6%	98%
2000	2,329	1,234	53.0%	960	41.2%	135	5.8%	Rep +274	Rep +11.8%	88%
1998	2,287	1,244	54.4%	921	40.3%	122	5.3%	Rep +323	Rep +14.1%	88%
1996	2,285	1,256	55.0%	919	40.2%	110	4.8%	Rep +337	Rep +14.7%	89%
1994	2,076	1,230	59.2%	775	37.3%	71	3.4%	Rep +455	Rep +21.9%	83%
1992	1,979	1,161	58.7%	748	37.8%	70	3.5%	Rep +413	Rep +20.9%	80%
1990	2,166	1,235	57.0%	855	39.5%	76	3.5%	Rep +380	Rep +17.5%	89%
1988	2,289	1,313	57.4%	897	39.2%	79	3.5%	Rep +416	Rep +18.2%	94%
1986	2,324	1,321	56.8%	928	39.9%	75	3.2%	Rep +393	Rep +16.9%	94%

2022 Census data
White:	1,947	52.74%	10.7%
Black:	22	0.60%	633.3%
Indian:	1,378	37.32%	3.0%
Asian:	24	0.65%	118.2%
2+ races:	159	4.31%	63.9%
Hispanic:	162	4.39%	285.7%

Total non-White:	1,745	47.26%	10.9%

Change in White population:	-234	-6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	171	4.6

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2024-11-05	SD00	Dusty Johnson* (R)	1,099	77.6%	Sheryl Johnson (D)	318	22.4%	0	0.0%	1,417
County Total for 2024-11-05:										1,417

2022-11-08	SD00	Dusty Johnson* (R)	982	78.6%	Collin Duprel (Libertarian)	267	21.4%	0	0.0%	1,249
County Total for 2022-11-08:										1,249

2020-11-03	SD00	Dusty Johnson* (R)	1,228	79.7%	Uriah Luallin (Libertarian)	312	20.3%	0	0.0%	1,540
County Total for 2020-11-03:										1,540

2018-11-06	SD00	Dusty Johnson (R)	830	60.0%	Tim Bjorkman (D)	500	36.2%	53	3.8%	1,383
County Total for 2018-11-06:										1,383

2016-11-08	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	948	66.1%	Paula Hawks (D)	487	33.9%	0	0.0%	1,435
County Total for 2016-11-08:										1,435

2014-11-04	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	826	66.9%	Corinna Balderramos Robinson (D)	409	33.1%	0	0.0%	1,235
County Total for 2014-11-04:										1,235

2012-11-06	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	916	58.5%	Matt Varilek (D)	651	41.5%	0	0.0%	1,567
County Total for 2012-11-06:										1,567

2010-11-02	SD00	Kristi Noem (R)	677	48.4%	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* (D)	604	43.1%	119	8.5%	1,400
County Total for 2010-11-02:										1,400

2008-11-04	SD00	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* (D)	1,152	70.3%	Chris Lien (R)	487	29.7%	0	0.0%	1,639
County Total for 2008-11-04:										1,639

2006-11-07	SD00	Stephanie Herseth* (D)	1,101	72.3%	Bruce Whalen (R)	403	26.5%	19	1.2%	1,523
County Total for 2006-11-07:										1,523

2004-11-02	SD00	Stephanie Herseth* (D)	1,176	60.0%	Larry Diedrich (R)	761	38.8%	22	1.1%	1,959
County Total for 2004-11-02:										1,959

2004-06-01 sp	SD00	Stephanie Herseth (D)	806	55.6%	Larry Diedrich (R)	644	44.4%	0	0.0%	1,450
County Total for 2004-06-01:										1,450

2002-11-05	SD00	Stephanie Herseth (D)	1,078	54.8%	William Janklow (R)	868	44.1%	22	1.1%	1,968
County Total for 2002-11-05:										1,968

2000-11-07	SD00	John Thune* (R)	1,071	76.7%	Curt Hohn (D)	307	22.0%	19	1.4%	1,397
County Total for 2000-11-07:										1,397

1998-11-03	SD00	John Thune* (R)	1,126	77.9%	Jeff Moser (D)	320	22.1%	0	0.0%	1,446
County Total for 1998-11-03:										1,446

1996-11-05	SD00	John Thune (R)	918	60.0%	Rick Weiland (D)	564	36.9%	48	3.1%	1,530
County Total for 1996-11-05:										1,530

1994-11-08	SD00	Tim Johnson* (D)	863	56.4%	Jan Berkhout (R)	586	38.3%	80	5.2%	1,529
County Total for 1994-11-08:										1,529

1992-11-03	SD00	Tim Johnson* (D)	970	66.0%	John Timmer (R)	431	29.3%	68	4.6%	1,469
County Total for 1992-11-03:										1,469

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