What is 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota?
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota | country = South Dakota | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1998 United States Senate election in South Dakota | previous_year = 1998 | next_election = 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota | next_year = 2010 | election_date = November 2, 2004 | image_size = x150px | image1 = John Thune official photo.jpg | nominee1 = '''[[John Thune]]''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''197,848''' | percentage1 = '''50.58%''' | image2 = Tom Daschle, official Senate photo.jpg | nominee2 = [[Tom Daschle]] | party2 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 193,340 | percentage2 = 49.42% | map_image = 2004 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg | map_size = 241px | map_caption = County results<br>'''Thune''': {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}<br>'''Daschle''': {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} | title = U.S. Senator | before_election = [[Tom Daschle]] | before_party = Democratic Party (United States) | after_election = [[John Thune]] | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }} The '''2004 United States Senate election in [[South Dakota]]''' happened on November 2, 2004. The [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, [[John Thune]], barely defeated the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate, [[Tom Daschle]], by less than 5,000 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/election-resources/election-history/2004/2004_general_election_official_returns_us_senate.aspx|title=2004 General Election Official Returns for U.S. Senate |website=SDSOS.gov|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> Tom Daschle was the leader of the Democratic Party in the Senate. This was the only time since 1952 that a [[party leader]] in the Senate lost an ele