South Dakota's at-large congressional district

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South Dakota's at-large congressional district
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Representative
  Dusty Johnson
RMitchell
Area75,885 sq mi (196,540 km2)
Distribution
  • 55.8% urban
  • 44.2% rural
Population (2022)909,824 [1]
Median household
income
$69,728 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+16 [2]

South Dakota's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district for the state of South Dakota. Based on area, it is the fourth largest congressional district in the nation.

Contents

The district is currently represented by Dusty Johnson.

History

The district was created when South Dakota achieved statehood on November 2, 1889, electing two members at-large (statewide). Following the 1910 United States census a third seat was gained, with the legislature drawing three separate districts. The third district was eliminated after the 1930 census. As a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census, the second seat was eliminated, creating a single at-large district. Since 1983, South Dakota has retained a single congressional district.

Voter registration

Voter registration and party enrollment as of November 8, 2022
PartyTotal votersPercentage
Democratic 151,41525.34%
Republican 296,46349.65%
Libertarian2,8010.01%
IND/NPA145,00424.29%
Total597,069100%

Statewide election results

YearOfficeResults
2000 President Bush 60 - Gore 38%
2004 President Bush 60 - Kerry 38%
2008 President McCain 53 - Obama 45%
2012 President Romney 58 - Obama 40%
2016 President Trump 62 - Clinton 32%
2020 President Trump 62 - Biden 36%

Election history

2004 special

Incumbent U.S. Representative Bill Janklow resigned the seat on January 20, 2004, after he was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, triggering a special election. Democrat Stephanie Herseth was selected as the Democratic nominee for this special election and she defeated Republican Larry Diedrich with 51 percent of the vote in a close-fought election on June 1, 2004. Herseth's victory briefly gave the state its first all-Democratic congressional delegation since 1937.

2004 general

In the November general election, Herseth was elected to a full term with 53.4 percent of the vote, an increase of a few percentage points compared with the even closer June special elections. Herseth's vote margin in June was about 3,000 votes, but by November it had grown to over 29,000.

Herseth thereby became the first woman in state history to win a full term in the U.S. Congress.

Both elections were hard-fought and close compared to many House races in the rest of the United States, and the special election was watched closely by a national audience. The general election was also viewed as one of the most competitive in the country, but was overshadowed in the state by the highly competitive U.S. Senate race between Democrat Tom Daschle and Republican John Thune, which Thune narrowly won.

2006

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Incumbent)230,468 69.09 +15.73
Republican Bruce Whalen 97,86429.34−16.57
Libertarian Larry Rudebusch5,2301.57+0.85
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 333,562

2008

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Incumbent)256,041 67.56 −1.53
Republican Chris Lien122,96632.44+3.10
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 379,007

2010

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kristi Noem 153,703 48.12 +15.68
Democratic Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Incumbent)146,58945.89−21.67
Independent B. Thomas Marking19,1345.99+5.99
Republican gain from Democratic Swing
Turnout 319,426

2012

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kristi Noem (Incumbent)207,640 57.45 +9.33
Democratic Matt Varilek153,78942.55−3.34
Republican hold Swing
Turnout 361,429

2014

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kristi Noem (Incumbent)183,834 66.50 +9.05
Democratic Corinna Robinson92,48533.50−9.05
Republican hold Swing
Turnout 276,319

2016

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kristi Noem (Incumbent)237,163 64.10 -2.4
Democratic Paula Hawks132,81035.90+2.4
Republican hold Swing
Turnout 369,973

2018

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dusty Johnson 202,446 60.30 -3.8
Democratic Tim Bjorkman120,81636.00+0.1
Republican hold Swing
Turnout 323,262

2020

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2020 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dusty Johnson (incumbent) 321,984 80.96% +20.61
Libertarian Randy Luallin75,74819.04%+17.58
Total votes397,732 100.0%
Republican hold

2022

South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2022 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dusty Johnson (incumbent) 253,821 77.42% –3.54
Libertarian Collin Duprel74,02022.58%+3.54
Total votes327,841 100.00%
Republican hold

List of members representing the district

1889–1913: two seats

Two seats were created in 1889.

YearsCong
ress
Seat ASeat B
RepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral history
November 2, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st John A. Pickler.jpg
John Pickler
(Faulkton)
Republican Elected in 1889.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
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Oscar S. Gifford
(Canton)
Republican Elected in 1889.
Lost renomination.
March 4, 1891 –
August 14, 1891
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John Rankin Gamble
(Yankton)
Republican Elected in 1890.
Died.
August 14, 1891 –
December 7, 1891
Vacant
December 7, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
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John L. Jolley
(Vermillion)
Republican Elected to finish Gamble's term.
Retired.
March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
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William V. Lucas
(Hot Springs)
Republican Elected in 1892.
Lost renomination.
March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
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Robert J. Gamble
(Yankton)
Republican Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899
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John Edward Kelley
(Flandreau)
Populist Elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.
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Freeman Knowles
(Deadwood)
Populist Elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901
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Charles H. Burke
(Pierre)
Republican Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost renomination.
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Robert J. Gamble
(Yankton)
Republican Elected in 1898.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1907
57th
58th
59th
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Eben Martin
(Deadwood)
Republican Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
March 4, 1907 –
June 26, 1908
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Philo Hall
(Brookings)
Republican Elected in 1906.
Lost renomination.
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William H. Parker

(Deadwood)

Republican Elected in 1906.
Died.
June 26, 1908 –
November 3, 1908
Vacant
November 3, 1908 –
March 3, 1909
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Eben Martin
(Deadwood)
Republican Elected to finish Parker's term.
Also elected to next full term.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 3rd district .
March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913
61st
62nd
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Charles H. Burke
(Pierre)
Republican Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 2nd district .

In 1913, the two at-large seats were replaced by three districts. There were no at-large seats, therefore, until 1983.

1983–present: one seat

By 1983, the remaining two district seats were reduced to one at-large seat.

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
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Tom Daschle
(Aberdeen)
Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1987
97th
98th
99th
Redistricted from the 1st district .
and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Tim Johnson
(Vermillion)
Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1997
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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John Thune
(Pierre)
Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Bill Janklow
(Brandon)
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 20, 2004
108th Elected in 2002.
Resigned when convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
VacantJanuary 20, 2004 –
June 3, 2004
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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
(Brookings)
Democratic June 3, 2004 –
January 3, 2011
108th
109th
110th
111th
Elected to finish Janklow's term.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
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Kristi Noem
(Castlewood)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2019
112th
113th
114th
115th
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired to run for Governor of South Dakota.
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Dusty Johnson
(Mitchell)
Republican January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

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