The 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle ran for re-election to a fourth term, but
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John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Thune has served since 202
2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota
…2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican John Thune. Daschle was the only incumbent U.S. senator to lose re-election in the 2004 election cycle. His defeat was the first time a Democratic Senate party…
Official portrait, 2021
Thune surveys tornado damage in Spencer, South Dakota, in 1998, alongside Bill Janklow, Tom Daschle, Al Gore, Tim Johnson, James Lee Witt, and Rick Weiland.
Thune and his wife Kimberley with Vice President Dick Cheney in 2005
Thune in 2010 during the 111th Congress