United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2008

United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2008

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Nominee Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Chris Lein Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 256,041 122,966 Percentage 67.6% 32.4%

Results by county Herseth Sandlin:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%

U.S. Representative before election Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democratic

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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.

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 2018, this is the last time that a Democrat won South Dakota's House seat.

Election results

South Dakota's At-large congressional district election, 2008 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Incumbent)	256,041	67.56
	Republican	Chris Lien	122,966	32.44
Total votes			379,007	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

South Dakota's At-large congressional district

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 from CQ Politics
3. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm#stateSD

External links

• Elections from the South Dakota Secretary of State
• U.S. Congress candidates for South Dakota at Project Vote Smart
• South Dakota U.S. House Races from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions for South Dakota congressional races from OpenSecrets.org
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
• Campaign websites (Archived)
  • Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for Congress
  • Chris Lien for Congress