1996-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for South Dakota (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Tim Johnson (D)		Larry Pressler* (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aurora	71%	854	54.3%	719	45.7%	0	0.0%	135	1,573
Beadle	66%	4,787	56.0%	3,768	44.0%	0	0.0%	1,019	8,555
Bennett	52%	557	48.8%	585	51.2%	0	0.0%	-28	1,142
Bon Homme	64%	1,916	54.9%	1,575	45.1%	0	0.0%	341	3,491
Brookings	53%	6,266	56.0%	4,923	44.0%	0	0.0%	1,343	11,189
Brown	62%	9,779	58.9%	6,827	41.1%	0	0.0%	2,952	16,606
Brule	65%	1,377	57.0%	1,037	43.0%	0	0.0%	340	2,414
Buffalo	58%	496	77.3%	146	22.7%	0	0.0%	350	642
Butte	59%	1,325	36.3%	2,324	63.7%	0	0.0%	-999	3,649
Campbell	70%	383	39.7%	581	60.3%	0	0.0%	-198	964
Charles Mix	64%	2,263	56.1%	1,773	43.9%	0	0.0%	490	4,036
Clark	73%	1,206	53.8%	1,034	46.2%	0	0.0%	172	2,240
Clay	51%	3,774	68.1%	1,770	31.9%	0	0.0%	2,004	5,544
Codington	62%	5,982	53.9%	5,115	46.1%	0	0.0%	867	11,097
Corson	49%	619	47.5%	683	52.5%	0	0.0%	-64	1,302
Custer	66%	1,367	40.6%	2,001	59.4%	0	0.0%	-634	3,368
Davison	57%	4,009	52.8%	3,590	47.2%	0	0.0%	419	7,599
Day	73%	2,218	62.7%	1,319	37.3%	0	0.0%	899	3,537
Deuel	70%	1,296	55.9%	1,024	44.1%	0	0.0%	272	2,320
Dewey	57%	1,295	65.2%	691	34.8%	0	0.0%	604	1,986
Douglas	75%	635	33.4%	1,267	66.6%	0	0.0%	-632	1,902
Edmunds	71%	1,248	54.6%	1,037	45.4%	0	0.0%	211	2,285
Fall River	60%	1,593	46.6%	1,827	53.4%	0	0.0%	-234	3,420
Faulk	70%	719	52.5%	651	47.5%	0	0.0%	68	1,370
Grant	68%	2,181	55.0%	1,784	45.0%	0	0.0%	397	3,965
Gregory	67%	1,241	50.3%	1,228	49.7%	0	0.0%	13	2,469
Haakon	77%	356	27.6%	935	72.4%	0	0.0%	-579	1,291
Hamlin	73%	1,377	50.2%	1,365	49.8%	0	0.0%	12	2,742
Hand	78%	1,171	51.2%	1,116	48.8%	0	0.0%	55	2,287
Hanson	71%	710	45.8%	841	54.2%	0	0.0%	-131	1,551
Harding	79%	207	26.3%	580	73.7%	0	0.0%	-373	787
Hughes	70%	3,585	45.7%	4,255	54.3%	0	0.0%	-670	7,840
Hutchinson	64%	1,726	43.8%	2,216	56.2%	0	0.0%	-490	3,942
Hyde	72%	411	45.5%	493	54.5%	0	0.0%	-82	904
Jackson	63%	496	42.6%	668	57.4%	0	0.0%	-172	1,164
Jerauld	77%	789	56.6%	605	43.4%	0	0.0%	184	1,394
Jones	80%	270	36.9%	462	63.1%	0	0.0%	-192	732
Kingsbury	69%	1,685	55.9%	1,327	44.1%	0	0.0%	358	3,012
Lake	63%	2,972	57.0%	2,246	43.0%	0	0.0%	726	5,218
Lawrence	59%	4,095	42.9%	5,446	57.1%	0	0.0%	-1,351	9,541
Lincoln	60%	4,372	50.4%	4,301	49.6%	0	0.0%	71	8,673
Lyman	60%	875	56.9%	664	43.1%	0	0.0%	211	1,539
Marshall	66%	1,350	60.3%	888	39.7%	0	0.0%	462	2,238
McCook	66%	1,393	50.9%	1,342	49.1%	0	0.0%	51	2,735
McPherson	73%	618	36.1%	1,093	63.9%	0	0.0%	-475	1,711
Meade	57%	3,598	38.8%	5,686	61.2%	0	0.0%	-2,088	9,284
Mellette	60%	385	47.2%	430	52.8%	0	0.0%	-45	815
Miner	67%	831	55.5%	666	44.5%	0	0.0%	165	1,497
Minnehaha	61%	33,468	54.1%	28,434	45.9%	0	0.0%	5,034	61,902
Moody	60%	1,708	61.5%	1,071	38.5%	0	0.0%	637	2,779
Pennington	57%	14,254	40.0%	21,349	60.0%	0	0.0%	-7,095	35,603
Perkins	62%	575	34.2%	1,107	65.8%	0	0.0%	-532	1,682
Potter	79%	768	45.2%	930	54.8%	0	0.0%	-162	1,698
Roberts	62%	2,600	60.1%	1,723	39.9%	0	0.0%	877	4,323
Sanborn	72%	779	54.3%	655	45.7%	0	0.0%	124	1,434
Shannon	37%	1,949	84.8%	348	15.2%	0	0.0%	1,601	2,297
Spink	65%	2,061	56.2%	1,607	43.8%	0	0.0%	454	3,668
Stanley	74%	637	45.8%	753	54.2%	0	0.0%	-116	1,390
Sully	88%	444	43.5%	576	56.5%	0	0.0%	-132	1,020
Todd	43%	1,541	74.6%	526	25.4%	0	0.0%	1,015	2,067
Tripp	69%	1,540	47.6%	1,697	52.4%	0	0.0%	-157	3,237
Turner	64%	2,137	51.7%	1,995	48.3%	0	0.0%	142	4,132
Union	61%	2,772	53.8%	2,381	46.2%	0	0.0%	391	5,153
Walworth	61%	1,295	46.8%	1,470	53.2%	0	0.0%	-175	2,765
Yankton	58%	4,832	54.5%	4,031	45.5%	0	0.0%	801	8,863
Ziebach	65%	515	56.5%	397	43.5%	0	0.0%	118	912
TOTAL	62%	166,533	51.3%	157,954	48.7%	0	0.0%	8,579	324,487
Total R vote: 157,954 (48.7%)      Total D vote: 166,533 (51.3%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,990,554		$5,138,298
Total Receipts:		$2,866,518		$4,680,627
Cash on Hand:		$1,315		$98,915
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$1,938,050		$2,677,091
Party Contributions:		$22,590		$25,000
Other Committee Contributions:		$861,990		$1,668,125
Transfers from Other Committees:		$7,879		$88,209
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$8,353		$35,729
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$90,916		$149,176
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-82,563		$-113,447
Net Spending:		$2,907,991		$5,024,851

1996 Senate class 2, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	854	54.3%
Larry Pressler* (R)	719	45.7%
TOTAL	1,573
Turnout: 71%

1996 Senate class 2, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	4,787	56.0%
Larry Pressler* (R)	3,768	44.0%
TOTAL	8,555
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	557	48.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	585	51.2%
TOTAL	1,142
Turnout: 52%

1996 Senate class 2, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,916	54.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,575	45.1%
TOTAL	3,491
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	6,266	56.0%
Larry Pressler* (R)	4,923	44.0%
TOTAL	11,189
Turnout: 53%

1996 Senate class 2, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	9,779	58.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	6,827	41.1%
TOTAL	16,606
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,377	57.0%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,037	43.0%
TOTAL	2,414
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	496	77.3%
Larry Pressler* (R)	146	22.7%
TOTAL	642
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,325	36.3%
Larry Pressler* (R)	2,324	63.7%
TOTAL	3,649
Turnout: 59%

1996 Senate class 2, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	383	39.7%
Larry Pressler* (R)	581	60.3%
TOTAL	964
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	2,263	56.1%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,773	43.9%
TOTAL	4,036
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,206	53.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,034	46.2%
TOTAL	2,240
Turnout: 73%

1996 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	3,774	68.1%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,770	31.9%
TOTAL	5,544
Turnout: 51%

1996 Senate class 2, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	5,982	53.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	5,115	46.1%
TOTAL	11,097
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	619	47.5%
Larry Pressler* (R)	683	52.5%
TOTAL	1,302
Turnout: 49%

1996 Senate class 2, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,367	40.6%
Larry Pressler* (R)	2,001	59.4%
TOTAL	3,368
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	4,009	52.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	3,590	47.2%
TOTAL	7,599
Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 2, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	2,218	62.7%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,319	37.3%
TOTAL	3,537
Turnout: 73%

1996 Senate class 2, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,296	55.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,024	44.1%
TOTAL	2,320
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,295	65.2%
Larry Pressler* (R)	691	34.8%
TOTAL	1,986
Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	635	33.4%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,267	66.6%
TOTAL	1,902
Turnout: 75%

1996 Senate class 2, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,248	54.6%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,037	45.4%
TOTAL	2,285
Turnout: 71%

1996 Senate class 2, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,593	46.6%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,827	53.4%
TOTAL	3,420
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	719	52.5%
Larry Pressler* (R)	651	47.5%
TOTAL	1,370
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	2,181	55.0%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,784	45.0%
TOTAL	3,965
Turnout: 68%

1996 Senate class 2, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,241	50.3%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,228	49.7%
TOTAL	2,469
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	356	27.6%
Larry Pressler* (R)	935	72.4%
TOTAL	1,291
Turnout: 77%

1996 Senate class 2, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,377	50.2%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,365	49.8%
TOTAL	2,742
Turnout: 73%

1996 Senate class 2, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,171	51.2%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,116	48.8%
TOTAL	2,287
Turnout: 78%

1996 Senate class 2, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	710	45.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	841	54.2%
TOTAL	1,551
Turnout: 71%

1996 Senate class 2, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	207	26.3%
Larry Pressler* (R)	580	73.7%
TOTAL	787
Turnout: 79%

1996 Senate class 2, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	3,585	45.7%
Larry Pressler* (R)	4,255	54.3%
TOTAL	7,840
Turnout: 70%

1996 Senate class 2, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,726	43.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	2,216	56.2%
TOTAL	3,942
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	411	45.5%
Larry Pressler* (R)	493	54.5%
TOTAL	904
Turnout: 72%

1996 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	496	42.6%
Larry Pressler* (R)	668	57.4%
TOTAL	1,164
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	789	56.6%
Larry Pressler* (R)	605	43.4%
TOTAL	1,394
Turnout: 77%

1996 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	270	36.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	462	63.1%
TOTAL	732
Turnout: 80%

1996 Senate class 2, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,685	55.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,327	44.1%
TOTAL	3,012
Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	2,972	57.0%
Larry Pressler* (R)	2,246	43.0%
TOTAL	5,218
Turnout: 63%

1996 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	4,095	42.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	5,446	57.1%
TOTAL	9,541
Turnout: 59%

1996 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	4,372	50.4%
Larry Pressler* (R)	4,301	49.6%
TOTAL	8,673
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	875	56.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	664	43.1%
TOTAL	1,539
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,350	60.3%
Larry Pressler* (R)	888	39.7%
TOTAL	2,238
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,393	50.9%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,342	49.1%
TOTAL	2,735
Turnout: 66%

1996 Senate class 2, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	618	36.1%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,093	63.9%
TOTAL	1,711
Turnout: 73%

1996 Senate class 2, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	3,598	38.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	5,686	61.2%
TOTAL	9,284
Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 2, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	385	47.2%
Larry Pressler* (R)	430	52.8%
TOTAL	815
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	831	55.5%
Larry Pressler* (R)	666	44.5%
TOTAL	1,497
Turnout: 67%

1996 Senate class 2, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	33,468	54.1%
Larry Pressler* (R)	28,434	45.9%
TOTAL	61,902
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,708	61.5%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,071	38.5%
TOTAL	2,779
Turnout: 60%

1996 Senate class 2, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	14,254	40.0%
Larry Pressler* (R)	21,349	60.0%
TOTAL	35,603
Turnout: 57%

1996 Senate class 2, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	575	34.2%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,107	65.8%
TOTAL	1,682
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	768	45.2%
Larry Pressler* (R)	930	54.8%
TOTAL	1,698
Turnout: 79%

1996 Senate class 2, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	2,600	60.1%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,723	39.9%
TOTAL	4,323
Turnout: 62%

1996 Senate class 2, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	779	54.3%
Larry Pressler* (R)	655	45.7%
TOTAL	1,434
Turnout: 72%

1996 Senate class 2, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,949	84.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	348	15.2%
TOTAL	2,297
Turnout: 37%

1996 Senate class 2, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	2,061	56.2%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,607	43.8%
TOTAL	3,668
Turnout: 65%

1996 Senate class 2, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	637	45.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	753	54.2%
TOTAL	1,390
Turnout: 74%

1996 Senate class 2, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	444	43.5%
Larry Pressler* (R)	576	56.5%
TOTAL	1,020
Turnout: 88%

1996 Senate class 2, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,541	74.6%
Larry Pressler* (R)	526	25.4%
TOTAL	2,067
Turnout: 43%

1996 Senate class 2, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,540	47.6%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,697	52.4%
TOTAL	3,237
Turnout: 69%

1996 Senate class 2, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	2,137	51.7%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,995	48.3%
TOTAL	4,132
Turnout: 64%

1996 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	2,772	53.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	2,381	46.2%
TOTAL	5,153
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	1,295	46.8%
Larry Pressler* (R)	1,470	53.2%
TOTAL	2,765
Turnout: 61%

1996 Senate class 2, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	4,832	54.5%
Larry Pressler* (R)	4,031	45.5%
TOTAL	8,863
Turnout: 58%

1996 Senate class 2, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Tim Johnson (D)	515	56.5%
Larry Pressler* (R)	397	43.5%
TOTAL	912
Turnout: 65%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Tim Johnson
Total Disbursements:	$2,990,554
Total Receipts:	$2,866,518
Cash on Hand:	$1,315
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$1,938,050
Party Contributions:	$22,590
Other Committee Contributions:	$861,990
Other Committee Transfers:	$7,879
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$8,353
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$90,916
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-82,563
Net Spending:	$2,907,991

Larry Pressler*
Total Disbursements:	$5,138,298
Total Receipts:	$4,680,627
Cash on Hand:	$98,915
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$2,677,091
Party Contributions:	$25,000
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,668,125
Other Committee Transfers:	$88,209
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$35,729
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$149,176
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-113,447
Net Spending:	$5,024,851

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/SD/1996