# 2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota

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The 2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, with a primary election on June 6. Voters selected a representative for their single at-large district, who ran on a statewide ballot. Incumbent Republican representative John Thune won the race by a wide margin, outrunning the Republican candidate for president George W. Bush by 13 points in the state.

## Republican primary

No Republican primary was held.

### Nominee

* John Thune, incumbent U.S. representative

## Democratic primary

Curt Hohn won the three-way Democratic primary with 56.07% of the vote. Only 13.09% of the Democratic electorate turned out to vote in the primary.

### Nominee

* Curt Hohn, manager of WEB Water

### Eliminated in primary

* Raymond Earl Osloond Sr.
* Steve Sandven, tribal lawyer

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Curt Hohn | 12,827 | 56.07% |
| | Democratic | Steve Sandven | 8,333 | 36.43% |
| | Democratic | Raymond Earl Osloond Sr. | 1,715 | 7.50% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,875 | 100.00% |

## Libertarian primary

No Libertarian primary was held.

### Nominee

* Brian Lerohl

## General election
### Results

2000 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Thune (incumbent) | 231,083 | 73.42% |
| | Democratic | Curt Hohn | 78,321 | 24.88% |
| | Libertarian | Brian Lerohl | 5,357 | 1.70% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 314,761 | 100.00% |