Английская Википедия:2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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Шаблон:See alsoШаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsSD The 2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Dakota, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held June 7.

Incumbent Republican Senator John Thune was considered a potential 2016 presidential candidate, but decided instead to run for a third term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• John Thune, incumbent U.S. Senator

Declined

• Gordon Howie, former state senator, candidate for governor in 2010 and Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
• Stace Nelson, former state representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jay Williams, Chair of the Yankton County Democratic Party, former Yankton School Board member and candidate for the State House in 2010 and 2014

Declined

• Tom Daschle, former U.S. Senator
• Cory Heidelberger, teacher and political activist (running for State Senate)
• Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, former U.S. Representative
• Mike Huether, Mayor of Sioux Falls
• Bernie Hunhoff, state senator and candidate for governor in 1998
• Sam Hurst, filmmaker and television news producer
• Brendan Johnson, former United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota
• Frank Kloucek, former state senator
• Phil Schreck, KSFY-TV senior meteorologist
• Billie Sutton, Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate
• Rick Weiland, businessman, nominee for SD-AL in 1996 and candidate in 2002 and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014

Constitution Party

The Constitution Party nominated Kurt Evans for Senate depending on the resolution of a ballot-access legal action, however, the party's request to place a candidate on the ballot was not granted.

General election

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 13, 2016
• Complete video of debate, October 23, 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Thune (R)	Jay Williams (D)	Undecided
SurveyMonkey	November 1–7, 2016	459	± 4.6%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 65%	31%	4%
SurveyMonkey	October 31–November 6, 2016	435	± 4.6%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 64%	31%	5%
SurveyMonkey	October 28–November 3, 2016	393	± 4.6%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 66%	29%	5%
SurveyMonkey	October 27–November 2, 2016	345	± 4.6%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 67%	30%	3%
SurveyMonkey	October 26–November 1, 2016	281	± 4.6%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 65%	32%	3%
SurveyMonkey	October 25–31, 2016	298	± 4.6%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 67%	31%	2%
Nielson Brothers Polling Шаблон:Webarchive	October 24–26, 2016	600	± 4.0%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 54%	35%	11%
Remington Research Group	October 19–21, 2016	1,115	± 3.0%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 57%	36%	7%
Mason-Dixon Шаблон:Webarchive	October 18–20, 2016	400	± 5.0%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 65%	27%	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 2, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2016
Daily Kos	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 7, 2016

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Oglala Lakota (largest city: Pine Ridge)
• Todd (largest city: Mission)
• Buffalo (largest city: Fort Thompson)

External links

Official campaign websites

• John Thune (R) for Senate
• Jay Williams (D) for Senate