South Dakota Total Vote Turnout '96-'00
Voters Registered Ballots Cast
 1996 459,971 329,316 71.5949%
2000 471,152 322,159 68.3769%
Change 96-00 (11,181) 7,157 3.2181%
SD President 96 Dole (R) Clinton (D) Browne (Lib) Perot (Ref) Hagelin (NL)   Phillips (Tax)       President 96
150,518 139,300 1,470 31,219 331 0 914     323,752 (5,564) -1.6896%
46.4918% 43.0268% 0.4541% 9.6429% 0.1022% 0.0000% 0.2823%     0  
SD President 00 Bush (R) Gore (D) Browne (Lib) Buchanan (Ref)     Phillips (Tax)       President 00 7,483  
190,700 118,804 1,662 3,322 0 0 1,781       316,269 (5,890) -1.8283%
60.2968% 37.5642% 0.5255% 1.0504% 0.0000% 0.0000% 0.5631%       0
Difference (40,182) 20,496 (192) 27,897 331 0 (867)      
SD Senate 96 Pressler (R) Johnson (D) Hercules (L) Hyde (I)       SD Senate 96
157,924 166,515 0 0       324,439
48.6760% 51.3240% 0.0000% 0.0000%       Ind. total 0
SD Senate 92 Haar (R) Daschle (D) Hercules (L) Hyde (I)       SD Senate 92 (334,495)
108,733 217,095 4,353 4,314       334,495
32.5066% 64.9023% 1.3014% 1.2897% 0.0000% 0.0000%       Ind. total 0
Difference 49,191 (50,580) (4,353) (4,314) 0 0      
SD House 96 John Thune (R) Rick Weiland(D) Kurt Evans (I) Nelson (I)             House 96
186,340 119,411 6,866 10,442             323,059  
57.6799% 36.9626% 2.1253% 3.2322%             0
SD House 00 John Thune (R) Curt Hohn (D) Lerchl (L)               House 00 8,298
231,083 78,321 5,357 0 0           314,761
73.4154% 24.8827% 1.7019% 0.0000% 0.0000% 0.0000%         Ind. total 5,357
Difference (44,743) 41,090 1,509 10,442 (0) 0        
Total South Dakota
1996 0 0 0 0 0
2000 231,083 78,321 5,357 0 0 SD House 92 SD House 96
(231,083) (78,321) (5,357) (0) (0) 0 314,761   0 (314,761)
SD House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed    
 1996 1 1.46937E-39 1.46937E-39 1.46937E-39 0
2000 1 1.46937E-39 1.46937E-39 1.46937E-39 0
0 0 0 0 0
SD PUC 96 Letellier (R) Pam Nelson (D) James Christen (L)               PubUtCom96
148,234 152,244 15,851               316,329  
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!               0
SD PUC 00 Schoenfelder (R) Laubach (D)                 PubUtCom00 12,745
170,822 132,762                 303,584
56.2684% 43.7316%                 Ind. total 0
Difference (22,588) 19,482                
Questions Yes No
SD Amendment D Repeal Video Lottery [lost 62.93% in 1992] 146,428 46.3277% 169,642 316,070 0.17
Sd Amendment C Repeal Death tax. 251,316 80.1263% 62,334 313,650 0.33
Init. Meas. #1 Raise maximum bets for cars and slot machines from $5 to $100. 161,250 51.6010% 151,244 312,494 0.50
SD Amendment A Let legislature treat agricultural properties as more than one class. 167,117 54.9369% 137,081 304,198 0.67
SD Amendment E Allow local government cooperation and consolidation.   168,896 56.0973% 132,181 301,077 0.83
SD Amendment B Allow local government cooperation and consolidation.   165,346 55.2764% 133,780 299,126 1.00
South Dakota #1 issue in 1996, 2/3rds vote to raise or levy taxes.   [YES 74.16%] 309,333
   
Legislature Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
SD Senate 96 22 13 5 2 7 20.0000%
SD Senate 00 24 11 13 1 14 40.0000%
-2 2 -8 1 -7 -20.0000%
SD House 96 46 24 8 2 10 14.2857%
SD House 00 51 19 14 2 16 22.8571%
-5 5 -6 0 -6 -8.5714%
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