Will retire at end of current term (announced March 26, 2013)
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.)
- District: Senior Senator from South Dakota
- Residence: Sioux Falls
- Born: December 28, 1946; Canton, S.D.
- Religion: Lutheran
- Family: Wife, Barbara Johnson; three children
- Education: U. of South Dakota, B.A. 1969 (government); U. of South Dakota, M.A. 1970 (government); Michigan State U., attended 1970-71 (political science); U. of South Dakota, J.D. 1975
- Military Service: None
- Political Highlights: S.D. House, 1979-83; S.D. Senate, 1983-87; U.S. House, 1987-97; U.S. Senate, 1997-present
- Elected: Elected: 1996 (3rd term)
- Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Agriculture; Defense; Energy-Water; Interior-Environment; Military Construction-VA - Chairman; Transportation-HUD); Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs - Chairman; Energy & Natural Resources (Energy; Public Lands, Forests and Mining; Water & Power); Indian Affairs
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State Information: South Dakota
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| 2008 | general | Tim Johnson (D) | 237,889 | 62.5% |
| Joel Dykstra (R) | 142,784 | 37.5% |
| 2002 | general | Tim Johnson (D) | 167,481 | 49.6% |
| John Thune (R) | 166,957 | 49.5% |
| Kurt Evans (LIBERT) | 3,070 | 0.9% |
| 1996 | general | Tim Johnson (D) | 166,533 | 51.3% |
| Larry Pressler (R) | 157,954 | 48.7% |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 44.74% | John McCain: 53.16% | |
| 2012 | : 39.87% | : 57.89% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 38% | George W. Bush: 60% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 38% | George W. Bush: 60% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton: 43% | Robert Dole: 46% | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton: 37% | George H. W. Bush: 41% | |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis: 47% | George H. W. Bush: 53% | |
| 1984 | Walter F. Mondale: 37% | : | |
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