2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota

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2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
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  2006 November 4, 2008 2010  
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Nominee Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Chris Lein
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote256,041122,966
Percentage67.56%32.44%

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Herseth Sandlin:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Lein:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     50%

U.S. Representative before election

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Democratic

The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot.

Contents

Democratic incumbent Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was challenged by the Republican nominee, businessman and attorney Chris Lien. Neither candidate was opposed in the June 3, 2008 primary. [1] CQ Politics forecasted this race as 'Safe Democrat'. [2] George W. Bush won in this district 60% to 38% for John Kerry in 2004.

As of 2025, this election, along with the simultaneous Senate race, is the last time a Democrat won a statewide election in South Dakota. This also the last time either party won every county in the state in a contested race.

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DNovember 6, 2008
Rothenberg [4] Safe DNovember 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics [6] Safe DNovember 7, 2008
CQ Politics [7] Safe DNovember 6, 2008

Results

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2008 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (incumbent)256,041 67.56%
Republican Chris Lien122,96632.44%
Total votes379,007 100.00%
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. Unofficial Results Primary Election - June 3, 2008 Archived June 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine South Dakota Secretary of State
  2. Race ranking and details Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine from CQ Politics
  3. "2008 Competitive House Race Chart". House: Race Ratings. The Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. "2008 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. "2008 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  6. "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  7. "Race Ratings Chart: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  8. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".