2000Final results
2000 election for South Dakota's at-large District
U.S. House · South Dakota
John Thune (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Curt Hohn (D) by 48.5 points.
John ThuneRepublican · winner
73.4%231,083
Curt HohnDemocrat
24.9%78,321
Brian LerohlLibertarian
1.7%5,357
314,761 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Curt HohnJohn Thune
$121.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$119.5K
Spent by the campaign
$953.8K
$2.2K
Cash on hand
$482.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000