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166,949
This vote total is incorrect. South Dakota’s certified 2002 Senate returns show John Thune received 166,957 votes, not 166,949.
Full reasoning
The 2002 South Dakota U.S. Senate results later in this article are internally inconsistent with the state’s certified returns. The South Dakota Secretary of State’s official canvass lists the statewide totals as John Thune 166,957, Kurt Evans 3,070, and Tim Johnson 167,481. That means the number shown here for Thune is off by 8 votes.
This also aligns with the article’s earlier prose stating Thune lost by 524 votes: 167,481 minus 166,957 equals 524. If Thune had received 166,949 votes, the margin would have been 532 instead.
1 source
- Election Resources: South Dakota Secretary of State — 2002 US Senate Official Returns
TOTALS - 337508 166957 3070 167481 PERCENTAGE 49.47% 0.91% 49.62%
3,071
This Libertarian vote total is off by one. South Dakota’s certified 2002 Senate returns show Kurt Evans received 3,070 votes, not 3,071.
Full reasoning
South Dakota’s official certified returns for the 2002 U.S. Senate election list the statewide totals as John Thune 166,957, Kurt Evans 3,070, and Tim Johnson 167,481. The number shown here for Libertarian candidate Kurt Evans is therefore incorrect by one vote.
The official total vote count on the same state returns is 337,508. Using the certified candidate totals (166,957 + 3,070 + 167,481) reproduces that total exactly; using 3,071 does not.
1 source
- Election Resources: South Dakota Secretary of State — 2002 US Senate Official Returns
TOTALS - 337508 166957 3070 167481 PERCENTAGE 49.47% 0.91% 49.62%