Electoral History
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Tim Johnson | 171,462 | 59% | Dale Bell | 118,261 | 41% | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | Tim Johnson | 223,759 | 72% | David Volk | 88,157 | 28% | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | Tim Johnson | 173,814 | 68% | Don Frankenfeld | 83,484 | 32% | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | Tim Johnson | 230,070 | 69% | John Timmer | 89,375 | 27% | Ronald Wieczorek | Independent | 6,746 | 2% | Robert J. Newland | Libertarian | 3,931 | 1% | * | ||||
| 1994 | Tim Johnson | 183,036 | 60% | Jan Berkhout | 112,054 | 37% | Ronald Wieczorek | Independent | 10,832 | 4% |
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tim Johnson | 166,533 | 51% | Larry Pressler | 157,954 | 49% | ||||||||
| 2002 | Tim Johnson | 167,481 | 50% | John Thune | 166,949 | 49% | Kurt Evans | Libertarian | 3,071 | 1% | ||||
| 2008 | Tim Johnson | 237,866 | 62.5% | Joel Dykstra | 142,778 | 37.5% |
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