John Thune
Electoral history

John Thune

Section Title: Electoral history
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Year	Democratic	Votes	Pct	Republican	Votes	Pct	3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct

2002	Tim Johnson	167,481	50%	John R. Thune	166,949	49%	Kurt Evans	Libertarian	3,071	1%

2004	Tom Daschle	193,340	49%	John R. Thune	197,848	51%

2010	John R. Thune	227,947	100%

2016	Jay Williams	104,140	28.2%	John R. Thune	265,516	71.8%

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In 2016, Thune defeated Williams, winning 71.8% of the vote.

final_sentence: In 2016, Thune defeated Williams, winning 71.8% of the vote.