2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota County results
Thune: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Bengs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
The2022 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent theState of South Dakota . Incumbent three-termRepublican U.S. SenatorJohn Thune , who is theSenate Minority Whip , was first elected in2004 , defeatingDemocratic incumbentTom Daschle , the then-Senate Minority Leader . He ran for reelection to a fourth term.[ 1] TheDemocratic nominee was 26-yearNavy ,Air Force JAG Corps veteran, and former college professor Brian Bengs. Thune was ultimately reelected, becoming the first Senator from South Dakota to be elected to a fourth term sinceKarl Mundt in1966 , and only the second to do so after Mundt.[ 2]
On December 23, 2020, then-PresidentDonald Trump said Thune would face a primary challenger after Thune refused to support a challenge of the 2020 Electoral College results,tweeting :[ 3] "Republicans in the Senate so quickly forget. Right now they would be down 8 seats without my backing them in the last Election.RINO John Thune, 'Mitch 's boy', should just let it play out. South Dakota doesn't like weakness. He will be primaried in 2022, political career over!!!" South Dakota GovernorKristi Noem stated she would not challenge Thune for the seat.[ 4] On January 1, 2021, Trump tweeted that Noem should challenge Thune in a primary, despite Noem previously saying she would not do so, instead running for re-election as Governorin 2022 .[ 5]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Patrick Schubert, software executive[ 8] Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error Dusty Johnson Kristi Noem John Thune Undecided Fabrizio Lee (R)[ 15] [ A] January 2022 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 30% – 47% 23% – 49% 40% 10%
Results by county 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Libertarian convention [ edit ] Tamara Lesnar, small business owner[ 21] Post-primary endorsements [ edit ] Brian Bengs (D)
Organizations
U.S. Senators
^a b c Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear Partisan clients
^ This poll was sponsored by the American Potential Fund ^a b Levine, Marianne (January 8, 2022)."Senate Minority Whip John Thune to run for reelection" .Politico . RetrievedJanuary 8, 2022 . ^ "South Dakota's Thune wins reelection to 4th U.S. Senate term" .The Washington Post .ISSN 0190-8286 . RetrievedNovember 9, 2022 .^ Williams, Jordan (December 22, 2020)."Trump attacks Thune: 'He will be primaried in 2022' " .The Hill . RetrievedDecember 23, 2020 . ^a b Budryk, Zack (December 23, 2020)."Noem rules out Thune challenge after Trump criticizes senator" .The Hill . RetrievedDecember 23, 2020 . ^ Coleman, Justine (January 1, 2021)."Trump again calls for Noem to primary Thune despite her refusal" .The Hill . RetrievedJanuary 1, 2021 . ^ "Mowry to challenge Thune in 2022 primary" .Rapid City Journal . June 22, 2021.ISSN 1079-3410 .OCLC 2250546 .Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. RetrievedJuly 3, 2021 .^ Goss, Austin (July 27, 2021)."State Rep. Taffy Howard expected to announce bid for US Congress" .KEVN . ^ "Two West River men to challenge Thune in 2022 Republican primary" . August 25, 2021.^ "Ellis: Thune retirement could cause GOP bedlam in South Dakota" .^ Bartels, Deb (March 2, 2021)."Marty Jackley running for his old job of attorney general" .www.capjournal.com .Capital Journal . RetrievedDecember 28, 2021 . ^ Heemstra, Jody (January 31, 2022)."Dusty Johnson announces he is running for re-election" . DRG News. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2022 . ^a b "John Thune's Ratings and Endorsements - Vote Smart" .justfacts.votesmart.org . RetrievedSeptember 24, 2022 .^ "Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Announces Second Round of Congressional Endorsements for the 2022 Election Cycle" .cresenergy.com .Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions . May 4, 2022. Archived fromthe original on August 21, 2022. RetrievedJune 7, 2022 .^ South Dakota State University ^ Fabrizio Lee (R) ^ "2022 Primary Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF) .Secretary of State of South Dakota . June 14, 2022. RetrievedAugust 4, 2022 .^ Sand, Elisa (November 12, 2021)." 'Democracy has to be the answer': Aberdeen man announces intention to run for U.S. Senate" .Aberdeen News . RetrievedDecember 1, 2021 . ^ "South Dakota Minority Leader Heinert passes on run for Governor, joining private sector after term" . December 16, 2021.^a b Lawrence, Tom (November 29, 2020)."Is it just a South Dakota political legend or eerie fate: Will Sen. John Thune end the 'Curse of Karl' in 2022?" .The South Dakota Standard . Archived fromthe original on January 8, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021 . ^ Woster, Kevin (February 23, 2022)."Sutton's political time will come again, but not just yet" .South Dakota Public Broadcasting . RetrievedMarch 5, 2022 . ^ "Libertarian House candidate, Sturgis rancher Collin Duprel: I am running to give South Dakota voters a choice" . Archived fromthe original on July 23, 2022. RetrievedJuly 23, 2022 .^ "2022 Senate Race ratings" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedJanuary 14, 2021 .^ "Senate ratings" .Inside Elections . RetrievedJanuary 18, 2021 .^ "2022 Senate" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . RetrievedJanuary 28, 2021 .^ "South Dakota Senate Race 2022" .Politico . April 1, 2022.^ "Battle for the Senate 2022" .RCP . January 10, 2022.^ "2022 Election Forecast" .Fox News . May 12, 2022. RetrievedMay 12, 2022 .^ "2022 Election Forecast" .DDHQ . July 20, 2022. RetrievedJuly 20, 2022 .^ "2022 Election Forecast" .FiveThirtyEight . June 30, 2022. Archived fromthe original on June 30, 2022. RetrievedJune 30, 2022 .^ "Economist's 2022 Senate forecast" .The Economist . September 7, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2022 .^ "2022 PACE Endorsements" .www.socialworkers.org . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2023 .^ "Endorsements" .^ "Endorsements" .^ "Endorsements" .^ "Endorsements" .^ "Endorsements" .^ "Endorsements" .^ "Endorsed Candidates" .animalwellnessaction.org . Archived fromthe original on November 1, 2022. RetrievedOctober 31, 2022 .^ "INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES JUNE 2022 CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS" .www.franchise.org . May 31, 2022. RetrievedOctober 31, 2022 .^ "National Right to Life Endorses John Thune in South Dakota Senate Race" .www.nrlc.org . July 21, 2022. RetrievedOctober 31, 2022 .^ "National Wildlife Federation Action Fund Endorses Sen. Thune for Re-Election" .nwfactionfund.org . August 11, 2022. RetrievedOctober 31, 2022 .^ South Dakota State University ^ Lake Research Partners (D) ^ Moore Information Group (R) ^ "2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results" (PDF) .sdsos.gov .Official campaign websites
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