Senate Elections 2008 | US Senate Elections | South Dakota Races
2008 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election Results
Tim Johnson
Percent: 62.49%
Votes: 237,889
Joel Dykstra
Percent: 37.51%
Votes: 142,784
Race Summary
The 2008 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Johnson seeking re-election. Johnson defeated Republican nominee Joel Dykstra, winning 62.49% of the vote to Dykstra’s 37.51%.
Full Results
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 62.49%
Votes: 237,889
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 37.51%
Votes: 142,784
Total votes: 380,673
State Map
Results by County
Aurora County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 67.71%
Votes: 1,015
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 32.29%
Votes: 484
Total votes: 1,499
Brookings County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 67.59%
Votes: 9,354
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 32.41%
Votes: 4,485
Total votes: 13,839
Butte County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 51.97%
Votes: 2,201
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 48.03%
Votes: 2,034
Total votes: 4,235
Clay County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 75.01%
Votes: 4,637
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 24.99%
Votes: 1,545
Total votes: 6,182
Davison County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 63.37%
Votes: 5,375
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 36.63%
Votes: 3,107
Total votes: 8,482
Douglas County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 51.63%
Votes: 905
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 48.37%
Votes: 848
Total votes: 1,753
Grant County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 68.43%
Votes: 2,618
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 31.57%
Votes: 1,208
Total votes: 3,826
Hand County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 61.46%
Votes: 1,236
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 38.54%
Votes: 775
Total votes: 2,011
Hutchinson County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 59.87%
Votes: 2,160
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 40.13%
Votes: 1,448
Total votes: 3,608
Jones County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 48.79%
Votes: 303
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 51.21%
Votes: 318
Total votes: 621
Lincoln County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 57.40%
Votes: 11,879
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 42.60%
Votes: 8,817
Total votes: 20,696
McPherson County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 53.90%
Votes: 740
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 46.10%
Votes: 633
Total votes: 1,373
Minnehaha County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 63.46%
Votes: 50,693
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 36.54%
Votes: 29,189
Total votes: 79,882
Potter County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 58.79%
Votes: 846
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 41.21%
Votes: 593
Total votes: 1,439
Spink County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 71.31%
Votes: 2,349
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 28.69%
Votes: 945
Total votes: 3,294
Tripp County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 56.76%
Votes: 1,620
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 43.24%
Votes: 1,234
Total votes: 2,854
Yankton County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 65.98%
Votes: 6,694
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 34.02%
Votes: 3,451
Total votes: 10,145
Beadle County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 66.49%
Votes: 5,137
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 33.51%
Votes: 2,589
Total votes: 7,726
Brown County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 71.43%
Votes: 12,482
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 28.57%
Votes: 4,993
Total votes: 17,475
Campbell County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 54.26%
Votes: 465
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 45.74%
Votes: 392
Total votes: 857
Codington County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 65.19%
Votes: 7,964
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 34.81%
Votes: 4,253
Total votes: 12,217
Day County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 74.47%
Votes: 2,401
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 25.53%
Votes: 823
Total votes: 3,224
Edmunds County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 63.61%
Votes: 1,325
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 36.39%
Votes: 758
Total votes: 2,083
Gregory County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 55.81%
Votes: 1,268
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 44.19%
Votes: 1,004
Total votes: 2,272
Hanson County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 52.24%
Votes: 1,211
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 47.76%
Votes: 1,107
Total votes: 2,318
Hyde County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 58.02%
Votes: 463
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 41.98%
Votes: 335
Total votes: 798
Kingsbury County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 71.57%
Votes: 2,009
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 28.43%
Votes: 798
Total votes: 2,807
Lyman County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 65.33%
Votes: 1,076
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 34.67%
Votes: 571
Total votes: 1,647
Meade County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 52.99%
Votes: 6,089
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 47.01%
Votes: 5,402
Total votes: 11,491
Moody County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 71.16%
Votes: 2,337
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 28.84%
Votes: 947
Total votes: 3,284
Roberts County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 71.08%
Votes: 3,247
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 28.92%
Votes: 1,321
Total votes: 4,568
Stanley County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 58.93%
Votes: 914
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 41.07%
Votes: 637
Total votes: 1,551
Turner County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 64.30%
Votes: 2,803
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 35.70%
Votes: 1,556
Total votes: 4,359
Ziebach County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 78.14%
Votes: 704
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 21.86%
Votes: 197
Total votes: 901
Bennett County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 65.20%
Votes: 783
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 34.80%
Votes: 418
Total votes: 1,201
Brule County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 63.98%
Votes: 1,572
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 36.02%
Votes: 885
Total votes: 2,457
Charles Mix County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 64.70%
Votes: 2,606
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 35.30%
Votes: 1,422
Total votes: 4,028
Corson County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 71.74%
Votes: 1,000
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 28.26%
Votes: 394
Total votes: 1,394
Deuel County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 70.44%
Votes: 1,570
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 29.56%
Votes: 659
Total votes: 2,229
Fall River County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 54.74%
Votes: 2,068
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 45.26%
Votes: 1,710
Total votes: 3,778
Haakon County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 47.54%
Votes: 551
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 52.46%
Votes: 608
Total votes: 1,159
Harding County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 38.59%
Votes: 284
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 61.41%
Votes: 452
Total votes: 736
Jackson County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 60.49%
Votes: 686
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 39.51%
Votes: 448
Total votes: 1,134
Lake County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 66.91%
Votes: 4,086
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 33.09%
Votes: 2,021
Total votes: 6,107
Marshall County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 73.40%
Votes: 1,614
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 26.60%
Votes: 585
Total votes: 2,199
Mellette County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 66.75%
Votes: 560
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 33.25%
Votes: 279
Total votes: 839
Pennington County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 54.19%
Votes: 24,813
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 45.81%
Votes: 20,980
Total votes: 45,793
Sanborn County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 69.77%
Votes: 847
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 30.23%
Votes: 367
Total votes: 1,214
Sully County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 54.67%
Votes: 457
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 45.33%
Votes: 379
Total votes: 836
Union County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 56.26%
Votes: 4,293
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 43.74%
Votes: 3,337
Total votes: 7,630
Bon Homme County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 66.55%
Votes: 2,129
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 33.45%
Votes: 1,070
Total votes: 3,199
Buffalo County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 82.58%
Votes: 512
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 17.42%
Votes: 108
Total votes: 620
Clark County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 67.51%
Votes: 1,332
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 32.49%
Votes: 641
Total votes: 1,973
Custer County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 50.78%
Votes: 2,287
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 49.22%
Votes: 2,217
Total votes: 4,504
Dewey County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 82.52%
Votes: 1,666
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 17.48%
Votes: 353
Total votes: 2,019
Faulk County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 63.48%
Votes: 763
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 36.52%
Votes: 439
Total votes: 1,202
Hamlin County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 57.04%
Votes: 1,593
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 42.96%
Votes: 1,200
Total votes: 2,793
Hughes County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 59.74%
Votes: 5,055
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 40.26%
Votes: 3,406
Total votes: 8,461
Jerauld County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 69.42%
Votes: 774
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 30.58%
Votes: 341
Total votes: 1,115
Lawrence County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 55.77%
Votes: 6,676
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 44.23%
Votes: 5,294
Total votes: 11,970
McCook County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 64.49%
Votes: 1,909
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 35.51%
Votes: 1,051
Total votes: 2,960
Miner County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 73.61%
Votes: 915
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 26.39%
Votes: 328
Total votes: 1,243
Perkins County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 48.47%
Votes: 825
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 51.53%
Votes: 877
Total votes: 1,702
Shannon County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 94.88%
Votes: 3,190
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 5.12%
Votes: 172
Total votes: 3,362
Todd County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 85.36%
Votes: 2,419
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 14.64%
Votes: 415
Total votes: 2,834
Walworth County
Tim Johnson (DEM)
Percent: 57.56%
Votes: 1,534
Joel Dykstra (REP)
Percent: 42.44%
Votes: 1,131
Total votes: 2,665