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| Turnout | 68.4% | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Thune: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Hohn: 40–50% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, with a primary election on June 6. Voters selected a representative for their singleat-large district, who ran on a statewide ballot. IncumbentRepublican representativeJohn Thune won the race by a wide margin,outrunning the Republican candidate for presidentGeorge W. Bush by 13 points in the state.
No Republican primary was held.
Curt Hohn won the three-way Democratic primary with 56.07% of the vote. Only 13.09% of the Democratic electorate turned out to vote in the primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Curt Hohn | 12,827 | 56.07% | |
| Democratic | Steve Sandven | 8,333 | 36.43% | |
| Democratic | Raymond Earl Osloond Sr. | 1,715 | 7.50% | |
| Total votes | 22,875 | 100.00% | ||
No Libertarian primary was held.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Thune (incumbent) | 231,083 | 73.42% | |
| Democratic | Curt Hohn | 78,321 | 24.88% | |
| Libertarian | Brian Lerohl | 5,357 | 1.70% | |
| Total votes | 314,761 | 100.00% | ||
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