2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota
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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 was narrowly defeated by Republican John Thune.
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Daschle was the only incumbent U.S. Senator to lose re-election in the 2004 election cycle. His defeat also marked the only time a Senate party leader lost re-election since 1952 when Barry Goldwater defeated Ernest McFarland in Arizona.