Lars Herseth | |
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Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office 1989–1996 | |
Member of the South DakotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 2nd district | |
In office 1975–1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ralph Lars Herseth June 16,1946 Aberdeen,South Dakota |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Joyce Styles |
Relations | Ralph Herseth (father) Lorna Herseth (mother) |
Children | 2,including Stephanie |
Residence | Houghton,South Dakota |
Alma mater | University of South Dakota |
Profession | Rancher |
Ralph Lars Herseth (born June 16,1946) is an American former politician. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1986 and in the Senate from 1989 to 1996. [1] [2] He was the son of Ralph and Lorna Herseth. [3]
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The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday,November 5,2002. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district,who ran on a statewide ballot.
Kristi Lynn Noem is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of South Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 6th district from 2007 to 2011. Noem was elected governor in 2018 and is South Dakota's first female governor. During the 2018 election,she was endorsed by then-president Donald Trump.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the single U.S. Representative from South Dakota's At-large congressional district,comprising the entire state of South Dakota. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election.
The 2004 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election was held on July 12,2004 to select the successor to Republican Representative Bill Janklow who resigned on July 11,2004,following a conviction of vehicular manslaughter after an accident that had occurred months earlier,creating an open seat and necessitating a special election. Each party held a nominating convention to choose their nominee for the special election. Republicans selected state Senator Larry Diedrich over Barbara Everist,also a member of the South Dakota State Senate,as their nominee while Democrats chose attorney Stephanie Herseth,who had unsuccessfully challenged Janklow in 2002.
The 2014 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Dakota,concurrently with the election of the Governor of South Dakota,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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The 1986 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4,1986 to elect the Governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Bill Janklow was term-limited,so the field for the new governor was open. Republican nominee George S. Mickelson was elected,defeating Democratic nominee Ralph Lars Herseth.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 6,to elect the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other statewide,legislative,and local elections.
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