Tim Johnson (South Dakota politician)
Electoral history
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, Ann Balakier received 2,780 votes.

Tim Johnson (South Dakota politician)

Section Title: Electoral history
Table Section Text: *Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, Ann Balakier received 2,780 votes.

Year	Democratic	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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Johnson beat the Republican challenger, Joel Dykstra with 62.5% of the vote.

final_sentence: Johnson beat the Republican challenger, Joel Dykstra with 62.5% of the vote.