Tim Johnson won by 524 votes in a state that Republican George W. Bush won by 23 points two years before. Lifelong Republicans voting for a Democrat made the difference.

Tim Johnson won by 524 votes in a state that Republican George W. Bush won by 23 points two years before. Lifelong Republicans voting for a Democrat made the difference.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — South Dakotans, from all backgrounds and all political persuasions, gathered Friday to honor the life of former U.S. Senator Tim Johnson.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Former U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., has died at the age of 77, his family announced in a Wednesday morning news release. Johnson passed away Tuesday evening surrounded by ...

This story has been updated to add new information. Former U.S. Senator Tim Johnson has died at the age of 77, his family announced in a Wednesday morning press release.

Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who spent nearly three decades in Congress, has died.

Tim Johnson, a Democratic senator from South Dakota who suffered a brain aneurysm in 2006, throwing his party’s narrow majority into question for months, then not only returned to work but also ...

Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who spent nearly three decades in Congress, has died. Skip to main content.