Senate Elections 2022 | US Senate Elections | South Dakota Races
2022 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election Results
John Thune
Percent: 69.63%
Votes: 242,316
Brian L. Bengs
Percent: 26.15%
Votes: 91,007
Race Summary
In the 2022 South Dakota U.S. Senate election held on November 8, 2022, incumbent Republican Senator John Thune secured re-election, defeating Democratic nominee Brian Bengs. Thune received 69.63% of the vote, while Bengs garnered 26.15%. Despite a national environment that saw Democrats gaining one net seat in the Senate, South Dakota's strong Republican leanings contributed to Thune's decisive win.
Full Results
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 69.63%
Votes: 242,316
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 26.15%
Votes: 91,007
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.22%
Votes: 14,697
Total votes: 348,020
State Map
Results by County
Aurora County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 80.56%
Votes: 978
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 14.00%
Votes: 170
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.44%
Votes: 66
Total votes: 1,214
Brookings County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 64.69%
Votes: 7,990
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 30.90%
Votes: 3,816
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.41%
Votes: 545
Total votes: 12,351
Butte County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 78.62%
Votes: 3,269
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 14.36%
Votes: 597
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 7.02%
Votes: 292
Total votes: 4,158
Clay County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 53.51%
Votes: 2,522
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 43.33%
Votes: 2,042
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.16%
Votes: 149
Total votes: 4,713
Davison County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 75.17%
Votes: 5,420
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 21.14%
Votes: 1,524
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.69%
Votes: 266
Total votes: 7,210
Douglas County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 89.16%
Votes: 1,308
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 7.98%
Votes: 117
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 2.86%
Votes: 42
Total votes: 1,467
Grant County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 77.92%
Votes: 2,492
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 18.79%
Votes: 601
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.28%
Votes: 105
Total votes: 3,198
Hand County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 82.25%
Votes: 1,242
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 13.11%
Votes: 198
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.64%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 1,510
Hutchinson County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 83.35%
Votes: 2,619
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 13.27%
Votes: 417
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.37%
Votes: 106
Total votes: 3,142
Jones County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 82.37%
Votes: 383
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 9.89%
Votes: 46
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 7.74%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 465
Lincoln County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 70.42%
Votes: 19,703
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 26.32%
Votes: 7,365
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.26%
Votes: 912
Total votes: 27,980
McPherson County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 86.57%
Votes: 954
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 9.80%
Votes: 108
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.63%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 1,102
Minnehaha County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 62.78%
Votes: 46,551
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 33.41%
Votes: 24,772
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.80%
Votes: 2,821
Total votes: 74,144
Perkins County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 83.35%
Votes: 1,141
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 9.72%
Votes: 133
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 6.94%
Votes: 95
Total votes: 1,369
Spink County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 76.09%
Votes: 2,027
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 20.50%
Votes: 546
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.42%
Votes: 91
Total votes: 2,664
Tripp County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 83.19%
Votes: 1,861
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 11.76%
Votes: 263
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.05%
Votes: 113
Total votes: 2,237
Yankton County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 68.35%
Votes: 6,051
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 27.81%
Votes: 2,462
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.84%
Votes: 340
Total votes: 8,853
Beadle County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 76.08%
Votes: 4,441
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 20.80%
Votes: 1,214
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.12%
Votes: 182
Total votes: 5,837
Brown County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 68.80%
Votes: 9,577
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 27.96%
Votes: 3,893
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.24%
Votes: 451
Total votes: 13,921
Campbell County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 86.12%
Votes: 571
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 9.95%
Votes: 66
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.92%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 663
Codington County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 75.24%
Votes: 8,279
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 20.58%
Votes: 2,265
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.18%
Votes: 460
Total votes: 11,004
Day County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 71.44%
Votes: 1,796
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 23.95%
Votes: 602
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.61%
Votes: 116
Total votes: 2,514
Edmunds County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 82.10%
Votes: 1,385
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 15.00%
Votes: 253
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 2.90%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 1,687
Gregory County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 82.16%
Votes: 1,663
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 13.78%
Votes: 279
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.05%
Votes: 82
Total votes: 2,024
Hanson County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 81.22%
Votes: 1,323
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 15.59%
Votes: 254
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.19%
Votes: 52
Total votes: 1,629
Hyde County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 83.45%
Votes: 484
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 13.45%
Votes: 78
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.10%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 580
Kingsbury County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 79.05%
Votes: 2,000
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 17.43%
Votes: 441
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.52%
Votes: 89
Total votes: 2,530
Lyman County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 72.67%
Votes: 944
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 22.32%
Votes: 290
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.00%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 1,299
Meade County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 75.90%
Votes: 8,934
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 18.13%
Votes: 2,134
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.96%
Votes: 702
Total votes: 11,770
Moody County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 69.61%
Votes: 1,839
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 26.27%
Votes: 694
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.13%
Votes: 109
Total votes: 2,642
Potter County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 85.73%
Votes: 937
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 11.25%
Votes: 123
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.02%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 1,093
Stanley County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 78.65%
Votes: 1,138
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 16.93%
Votes: 245
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.42%
Votes: 64
Total votes: 1,447
Turner County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 79.99%
Votes: 3,078
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 15.64%
Votes: 602
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.37%
Votes: 168
Total votes: 3,848
Ziebach County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 57.37%
Votes: 389
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 35.69%
Votes: 242
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 6.93%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 678
Bennett County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 67.06%
Votes: 684
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 28.92%
Votes: 295
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.02%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 1,020
Brule County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 74.98%
Votes: 1,573
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 20.40%
Votes: 428
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.62%
Votes: 97
Total votes: 2,098
Charles Mix County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 75.20%
Votes: 2,323
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 21.56%
Votes: 666
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.24%
Votes: 100
Total votes: 3,089
Corson County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 57.73%
Votes: 534
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 36.11%
Votes: 334
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 6.16%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 925
Deuel County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 77.95%
Votes: 1,548
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 17.42%
Votes: 346
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.63%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 1,986
Fall River County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 75.64%
Votes: 2,754
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 18.26%
Votes: 665
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 6.10%
Votes: 222
Total votes: 3,641
Haakon County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 89.07%
Votes: 864
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 5.77%
Votes: 56
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.15%
Votes: 50
Total votes: 970
Harding County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 90.57%
Votes: 605
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 3.29%
Votes: 22
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 6.14%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 668
Jackson County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 68.63%
Votes: 617
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 23.92%
Votes: 215
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 7.45%
Votes: 67
Total votes: 899
Lake County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 73.51%
Votes: 3,615
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 23.16%
Votes: 1,139
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.33%
Votes: 164
Total votes: 4,918
Marshall County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 67.70%
Votes: 1,272
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 29.00%
Votes: 545
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.30%
Votes: 62
Total votes: 1,879
Mellette County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 66.51%
Votes: 415
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 26.44%
Votes: 165
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 7.05%
Votes: 44
Total votes: 624
Oglala Lakota County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 17.30%
Votes: 422
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 77.42%
Votes: 1,889
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.29%
Votes: 129
Total votes: 2,440
Roberts County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 67.52%
Votes: 2,384
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 28.32%
Votes: 1,000
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.16%
Votes: 147
Total votes: 3,531
Sully County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 79.44%
Votes: 622
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 14.56%
Votes: 114
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 6.00%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 783
Union County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 74.30%
Votes: 4,991
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 22.29%
Votes: 1,497
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.41%
Votes: 229
Total votes: 6,717
Bon Homme County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 78.70%
Votes: 2,010
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 17.74%
Votes: 453
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.56%
Votes: 91
Total votes: 2,554
Buffalo County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 44.36%
Votes: 173
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 51.79%
Votes: 202
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.85%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 390
Clark County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 82.05%
Votes: 1,307
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 14.44%
Votes: 230
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.52%
Votes: 56
Total votes: 1,593
Custer County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 74.52%
Votes: 3,756
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 20.18%
Votes: 1,017
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.30%
Votes: 267
Total votes: 5,040
Dewey County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 49.36%
Votes: 770
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 46.15%
Votes: 720
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.49%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 1,560
Faulk County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 82.37%
Votes: 780
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 12.67%
Votes: 120
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.96%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 947
Hamlin County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 81.91%
Votes: 2,214
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 13.54%
Votes: 366
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.55%
Votes: 123
Total votes: 2,703
Hughes County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 73.37%
Votes: 5,467
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 22.59%
Votes: 1,683
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.04%
Votes: 301
Total votes: 7,451
Jerauld County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 78.24%
Votes: 676
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 17.82%
Votes: 154
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.94%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 864
Lawrence County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 69.48%
Votes: 8,439
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 25.20%
Votes: 3,061
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.32%
Votes: 646
Total votes: 12,146
McCook County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 80.26%
Votes: 2,033
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 16.11%
Votes: 408
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 3.63%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 2,533
Miner County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 80.98%
Votes: 813
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 16.04%
Votes: 161
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 2.99%
Votes: 30
Total votes: 1,004
Pennington County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 67.32%
Votes: 30,398
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 27.55%
Votes: 12,441
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.12%
Votes: 2,314
Total votes: 45,153
Sanborn County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 81.94%
Votes: 821
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 15.37%
Votes: 154
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 1,002
Todd County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 26.27%
Votes: 502
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 68.45%
Votes: 1,308
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 5.29%
Votes: 101
Total votes: 1,911
Walworth County
John Thune (REP)
Percent: 80.72%
Votes: 1,645
Brian L. Bengs (DEM)
Percent: 14.77%
Votes: 301
Tamara J. Lesnar (IND)
Percent: 4.51%
Votes: 92
Total votes: 2,038