2016-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for South Dakota (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	John Thune* (R)		Jay Williams (D)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aurora	71%	1,073	75.8%	343	24.2%	0	0.0%	730	1,416
Beadle	50%	5,049	73.6%	1,809	26.4%	0	0.0%	3,240	6,858
Bennett	52%	758	66.5%	382	33.5%	0	0.0%	376	1,140
Bon Homme	53%	2,253	74.5%	770	25.5%	0	0.0%	1,483	3,023
Brookings	47%	8,817	69.1%	3,947	30.9%	0	0.0%	4,870	12,764
Brown	56%	11,371	70.3%	4,793	29.7%	0	0.0%	6,578	16,164
Brule	59%	1,746	75.9%	554	24.1%	0	0.0%	1,192	2,300
Buffalo	41%	232	47.4%	257	52.6%	0	0.0%	-25	489
Butte	56%	3,546	82.4%	758	17.6%	0	0.0%	2,788	4,304
Campbell	73%	740	89.5%	87	10.5%	0	0.0%	653	827
Charles Mix	52%	2,484	72.5%	941	27.5%	0	0.0%	1,543	3,425
Clark	59%	1,269	75.7%	408	24.3%	0	0.0%	861	1,677
Clay	42%	2,923	57.5%	2,161	42.5%	0	0.0%	762	5,084
Codington	56%	8,740	74.4%	3,003	25.6%	0	0.0%	5,737	11,743
Corson	45%	680	58.9%	474	41.1%	0	0.0%	206	1,154
Custer	69%	3,530	75.0%	1,177	25.0%	0	0.0%	2,353	4,707
Davison	53%	6,017	75.1%	1,990	24.9%	0	0.0%	4,027	8,007
Day	64%	1,815	65.4%	962	34.6%	0	0.0%	853	2,777
Deuel	63%	1,563	74.5%	534	25.5%	0	0.0%	1,029	2,097
Dewey	50%	862	50.9%	833	49.1%	0	0.0%	29	1,695
Douglas	72%	1,377	85.8%	228	14.2%	0	0.0%	1,149	1,605
Edmunds	63%	1,517	79.3%	396	20.7%	0	0.0%	1,121	1,913
Fall River	62%	2,671	75.5%	868	24.5%	0	0.0%	1,803	3,539
Faulk	66%	925	81.8%	206	18.2%	0	0.0%	719	1,131
Grant	63%	2,705	75.2%	890	24.8%	0	0.0%	1,815	3,595
Gregory	66%	1,671	79.7%	426	20.3%	0	0.0%	1,245	2,097
Haakon	72%	956	91.9%	84	8.1%	0	0.0%	872	1,040
Hamlin	66%	2,253	80.8%	536	19.2%	0	0.0%	1,717	2,789
Hand	72%	1,517	81.9%	335	18.1%	0	0.0%	1,182	1,852
Hanson	85%	1,512	77.0%	451	23.0%	0	0.0%	1,061	1,963
Harding	77%	684	90.2%	74	9.8%	0	0.0%	610	758
Hughes	62%	6,339	77.0%	1,891	23.0%	0	0.0%	4,448	8,230
Hutchinson	60%	2,779	82.0%	609	18.0%	0	0.0%	2,170	3,388
Hyde	67%	567	82.1%	124	17.9%	0	0.0%	443	691
Jackson	55%	771	71.4%	309	28.6%	0	0.0%	462	1,080
Jerauld	68%	720	73.4%	261	26.6%	0	0.0%	459	981
Jones	70%	494	88.1%	67	11.9%	0	0.0%	427	561
Kingsbury	64%	1,899	73.8%	674	26.2%	0	0.0%	1,225	2,573
Lake	76%	4,677	69.7%	2,031	30.3%	0	0.0%	2,646	6,708
Lawrence	58%	8,566	72.4%	3,267	27.6%	0	0.0%	5,299	11,833
Lincoln	61%	19,264	76.1%	6,043	23.9%	0	0.0%	13,221	25,307
Lyman	54%	1,051	73.5%	378	26.5%	0	0.0%	673	1,429
Marshall	58%	1,341	68.1%	629	31.9%	0	0.0%	712	1,970
McCook	63%	2,021	77.1%	599	22.9%	0	0.0%	1,422	2,620
McPherson	61%	1,009	85.9%	165	14.1%	0	0.0%	844	1,174
Meade	54%	9,198	79.7%	2,348	20.3%	0	0.0%	6,850	11,546
Mellette	51%	464	67.4%	224	32.6%	0	0.0%	240	688
Miner	62%	807	74.0%	284	26.0%	0	0.0%	523	1,091
Minnehaha	56%	52,494	67.4%	25,359	32.6%	0	0.0%	27,135	77,853
Moody	62%	1,983	67.2%	970	32.8%	0	0.0%	1,013	2,953
Pennington	58%	33,967	72.0%	13,207	28.0%	0	0.0%	20,760	47,174
Perkins	71%	1,374	85.6%	231	14.4%	0	0.0%	1,143	1,605
Potter	71%	1,087	81.1%	253	18.9%	0	0.0%	834	1,340
Roberts	53%	2,550	65.0%	1,376	35.0%	0	0.0%	1,174	3,926
Sanborn	62%	889	78.5%	244	21.5%	0	0.0%	645	1,133
Shannon	35%	655	22.8%	2,217	77.2%	0	0.0%	-1,562	2,872
Spink	62%	2,177	72.7%	816	27.3%	0	0.0%	1,361	2,993
Stanley	70%	1,254	80.5%	303	19.5%	0	0.0%	951	1,557
Sully	78%	718	84.1%	136	15.9%	0	0.0%	582	854
Todd	37%	724	34.5%	1,376	65.5%	0	0.0%	-652	2,100
Tripp	60%	2,134	81.3%	492	18.7%	0	0.0%	1,642	2,626
Turner	64%	3,289	79.1%	871	20.9%	0	0.0%	2,418	4,160
Union	66%	6,060	77.2%	1,793	22.8%	0	0.0%	4,267	7,853
Walworth	59%	1,975	80.4%	482	19.6%	0	0.0%	1,493	2,457
Yankton	53%	6,542	67.9%	3,089	32.1%	0	0.0%	3,453	9,631
Ziebach	46%	421	55.0%	345	45.0%	0	0.0%	76	766
TOTAL	57%	265,516	71.8%	104,140	28.2%	9	0.0%	161,376	369,665
Total R vote: 265,516 (71.8%)      Total D vote: 104,140 (28.2%)      Total Other vote: 9 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$7,109,178		$66,555
Total Receipts:		$10,615,605		$70,500
Cash on Hand:		$10,642,932		$3,943
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$5,686,141		$53,250
Party Contributions:		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$3,789,697		$17,250
Transfers from Other Committees:		$212,742		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$51		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$51		$0
Net Spending:		$7,109,229		$66,555

2016 Senate class 3, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,073	75.8%
Jay Williams (D)	343	24.2%
TOTAL	1,416
Turnout: 71%

2016 Senate class 3, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	5,049	73.6%
Jay Williams (D)	1,809	26.4%
TOTAL	6,858
Turnout: 50%

2016 Senate class 3, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	758	66.5%
Jay Williams (D)	382	33.5%
TOTAL	1,140
Turnout: 52%

2016 Senate class 3, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,253	74.5%
Jay Williams (D)	770	25.5%
TOTAL	3,023
Turnout: 53%

2016 Senate class 3, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	8,817	69.1%
Jay Williams (D)	3,947	30.9%
TOTAL	12,764
Turnout: 47%

2016 Senate class 3, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	11,371	70.3%
Jay Williams (D)	4,793	29.7%
TOTAL	16,164
Turnout: 56%

2016 Senate class 3, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,746	75.9%
Jay Williams (D)	554	24.1%
TOTAL	2,300
Turnout: 59%

2016 Senate class 3, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	232	47.4%
Jay Williams (D)	257	52.6%
TOTAL	489
Turnout: 41%

2016 Senate class 3, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	3,546	82.4%
Jay Williams (D)	758	17.6%
TOTAL	4,304
Turnout: 56%

2016 Senate class 3, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	740	89.5%
Jay Williams (D)	87	10.5%
TOTAL	827
Turnout: 73%

2016 Senate class 3, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,484	72.5%
Jay Williams (D)	941	27.5%
TOTAL	3,425
Turnout: 52%

2016 Senate class 3, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,269	75.7%
Jay Williams (D)	408	24.3%
TOTAL	1,677
Turnout: 59%

2016 Senate class 3, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,923	57.5%
Jay Williams (D)	2,161	42.5%
TOTAL	5,084
Turnout: 42%

2016 Senate class 3, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	8,740	74.4%
Jay Williams (D)	3,003	25.6%
TOTAL	11,743
Turnout: 56%

2016 Senate class 3, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	680	58.9%
Jay Williams (D)	474	41.1%
TOTAL	1,154
Turnout: 45%

2016 Senate class 3, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	3,530	75.0%
Jay Williams (D)	1,177	25.0%
TOTAL	4,707
Turnout: 69%

2016 Senate class 3, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	6,017	75.1%
Jay Williams (D)	1,990	24.9%
TOTAL	8,007
Turnout: 53%

2016 Senate class 3, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,815	65.4%
Jay Williams (D)	962	34.6%
TOTAL	2,777
Turnout: 64%

2016 Senate class 3, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,563	74.5%
Jay Williams (D)	534	25.5%
TOTAL	2,097
Turnout: 63%

2016 Senate class 3, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	862	50.9%
Jay Williams (D)	833	49.1%
TOTAL	1,695
Turnout: 50%

2016 Senate class 3, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,377	85.8%
Jay Williams (D)	228	14.2%
TOTAL	1,605
Turnout: 72%

2016 Senate class 3, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,517	79.3%
Jay Williams (D)	396	20.7%
TOTAL	1,913
Turnout: 63%

2016 Senate class 3, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,671	75.5%
Jay Williams (D)	868	24.5%
TOTAL	3,539
Turnout: 62%

2016 Senate class 3, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	925	81.8%
Jay Williams (D)	206	18.2%
TOTAL	1,131
Turnout: 66%

2016 Senate class 3, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,705	75.2%
Jay Williams (D)	890	24.8%
TOTAL	3,595
Turnout: 63%

2016 Senate class 3, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,671	79.7%
Jay Williams (D)	426	20.3%
TOTAL	2,097
Turnout: 66%

2016 Senate class 3, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	956	91.9%
Jay Williams (D)	84	8.1%
TOTAL	1,040
Turnout: 72%

2016 Senate class 3, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,253	80.8%
Jay Williams (D)	536	19.2%
TOTAL	2,789
Turnout: 66%

2016 Senate class 3, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,517	81.9%
Jay Williams (D)	335	18.1%
TOTAL	1,852
Turnout: 72%

2016 Senate class 3, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,512	77.0%
Jay Williams (D)	451	23.0%
TOTAL	1,963
Turnout: 85%

2016 Senate class 3, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	684	90.2%
Jay Williams (D)	74	9.8%
TOTAL	758
Turnout: 77%

2016 Senate class 3, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	6,339	77.0%
Jay Williams (D)	1,891	23.0%
TOTAL	8,230
Turnout: 62%

2016 Senate class 3, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,779	82.0%
Jay Williams (D)	609	18.0%
TOTAL	3,388
Turnout: 60%

2016 Senate class 3, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	567	82.1%
Jay Williams (D)	124	17.9%
TOTAL	691
Turnout: 67%

2016 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	771	71.4%
Jay Williams (D)	309	28.6%
TOTAL	1,080
Turnout: 55%

2016 Senate class 3, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	720	73.4%
Jay Williams (D)	261	26.6%
TOTAL	981
Turnout: 68%

2016 Senate class 3, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	494	88.1%
Jay Williams (D)	67	11.9%
TOTAL	561
Turnout: 70%

2016 Senate class 3, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,899	73.8%
Jay Williams (D)	674	26.2%
TOTAL	2,573
Turnout: 64%

2016 Senate class 3, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	4,677	69.7%
Jay Williams (D)	2,031	30.3%
TOTAL	6,708
Turnout: 76%

2016 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	8,566	72.4%
Jay Williams (D)	3,267	27.6%
TOTAL	11,833
Turnout: 58%

2016 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	19,264	76.1%
Jay Williams (D)	6,043	23.9%
TOTAL	25,307
Turnout: 61%

2016 Senate class 3, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,051	73.5%
Jay Williams (D)	378	26.5%
TOTAL	1,429
Turnout: 54%

2016 Senate class 3, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,341	68.1%
Jay Williams (D)	629	31.9%
TOTAL	1,970
Turnout: 58%

2016 Senate class 3, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,021	77.1%
Jay Williams (D)	599	22.9%
TOTAL	2,620
Turnout: 63%

2016 Senate class 3, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,009	85.9%
Jay Williams (D)	165	14.1%
TOTAL	1,174
Turnout: 61%

2016 Senate class 3, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	9,198	79.7%
Jay Williams (D)	2,348	20.3%
TOTAL	11,546
Turnout: 54%

2016 Senate class 3, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	464	67.4%
Jay Williams (D)	224	32.6%
TOTAL	688
Turnout: 51%

2016 Senate class 3, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	807	74.0%
Jay Williams (D)	284	26.0%
TOTAL	1,091
Turnout: 62%

2016 Senate class 3, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	52,494	67.4%
Jay Williams (D)	25,359	32.6%
TOTAL	77,853
Turnout: 56%

2016 Senate class 3, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,983	67.2%
Jay Williams (D)	970	32.8%
TOTAL	2,953
Turnout: 62%

2016 Senate class 3, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	33,967	72.0%
Jay Williams (D)	13,207	28.0%
TOTAL	47,174
Turnout: 58%

2016 Senate class 3, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,374	85.6%
Jay Williams (D)	231	14.4%
TOTAL	1,605
Turnout: 71%

2016 Senate class 3, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,087	81.1%
Jay Williams (D)	253	18.9%
TOTAL	1,340
Turnout: 71%

2016 Senate class 3, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,550	65.0%
Jay Williams (D)	1,376	35.0%
TOTAL	3,926
Turnout: 53%

2016 Senate class 3, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	889	78.5%
Jay Williams (D)	244	21.5%
TOTAL	1,133
Turnout: 62%

2016 Senate class 3, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	655	22.8%
Jay Williams (D)	2,217	77.2%
TOTAL	2,872
Turnout: 35%

2016 Senate class 3, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,177	72.7%
Jay Williams (D)	816	27.3%
TOTAL	2,993
Turnout: 62%

2016 Senate class 3, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,254	80.5%
Jay Williams (D)	303	19.5%
TOTAL	1,557
Turnout: 70%

2016 Senate class 3, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	718	84.1%
Jay Williams (D)	136	15.9%
TOTAL	854
Turnout: 78%

2016 Senate class 3, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	724	34.5%
Jay Williams (D)	1,376	65.5%
TOTAL	2,100
Turnout: 37%

2016 Senate class 3, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	2,134	81.3%
Jay Williams (D)	492	18.7%
TOTAL	2,626
Turnout: 60%

2016 Senate class 3, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	3,289	79.1%
Jay Williams (D)	871	20.9%
TOTAL	4,160
Turnout: 64%

2016 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	6,060	77.2%
Jay Williams (D)	1,793	22.8%
TOTAL	7,853
Turnout: 66%

2016 Senate class 3, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	1,975	80.4%
Jay Williams (D)	482	19.6%
TOTAL	2,457
Turnout: 59%

2016 Senate class 3, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	6,542	67.9%
Jay Williams (D)	3,089	32.1%
TOTAL	9,631
Turnout: 53%

2016 Senate class 3, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Thune* (R)	421	55.0%
Jay Williams (D)	345	45.0%
TOTAL	766
Turnout: 46%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Thune*
Total Disbursements:	$7,109,178
Total Receipts:	$10,615,605
Cash on Hand:	$10,642,932
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$5,686,141
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$3,789,697
Other Committee Transfers:	$212,742
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$51
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$51
Net Spending:	$7,109,229

Jay Williams
Total Disbursements:	$66,555
Total Receipts:	$70,500
Cash on Hand:	$3,943
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$53,250
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$17,250
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$66,555

**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/2016