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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > South Dakota > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH February 17, 2022 07:49pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1996
NameTim Johnson Votes166,533 (51.32%)
Term01/03/1997 - 01/03/2003 Margin8,579 (+2.64%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameTim Johnson Votes237,889 (62.49%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2015 Margin95,105 (+24.98%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 04, 2002 SD US Senate- D Primary
Tim Johnson
D 68,996
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/09/2002 11/05/2002
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Tim Johnson 25 3 ----
John Thune 8 3 ----
Leaning Call: Tim Johnson (68.89%)
Weighted Call: Tim Johnson (99.83%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

04/27/2002 11/04/2002

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Tim Johnson Rep. John Thune Kurt Evans  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 167,481 (49.62%) 166,957 (49.47%) 3,070 (0.91%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -524 (-0.16%) -164,411 (-48.71%)  
Predict Avg.50.12% 49.23% 0.57%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (23 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg44.53%-- 46.56%-- 0.80%--  
Zogby International 
11/02/02-11/04/02		 47.00% 5.0 52.00% 5.0 0.00% --
Public Opinion Research 
11/03/02-11/03/02		 47.40% -- 47.50% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
10/30/02-11/02/02		 45.00% -- 48.00% -- 2.00% --
Zogby International 
10/31/02-11/01/02		 52.00% 9.0 47.00% 2.0 0.00% 2.0
KELO-TV 
10/25/02-10/29/02		 45.00% 2.0 42.00% 2.0 0.00% 1.0
Mason-Dixon 
10/25/02-10/27/02		 47.00% 3.0 45.00% 2.0 1.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Ashley
IND Monsieur
D Brandonius Maximus
D InspectorMorse
LBT Kurt Evans 🔗
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
AENM Angry Russian
R TurnerforCongress
R PASteve
 


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 30, 2004 12:00am Editorial Robert Novak needs to apologize to Indian voters  Article The Oncoming Storm 
Dec 11, 2002 11:52am General Documents Show Three Possible Violations in Close S.D. Senate Race  Article None Entered 
Nov 13, 2002 01:11am General United States Senator  Article None Entered 
Oct 18, 2002 12:47pm General Libertarian Quits, Throws Support to Thune  Article RP 
Sep 16, 2002 09:16am General Will S.D. Libertarian Shift Balance in Senate?  Article RP 
Aug 29, 2002 12:31pm General Democrats Take Drought to Senate Campaign Trail  Article RP 

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