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Election 2008 Results

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2008 US House elections in South Dakota

South Dakota elected one member of the House in 2008. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Democrat) beat Chris Lien (Republican) in South Dakota in 2008, 67.6% to 32.4%, a margin of 35.1 points and 133,075 votes.

In the House vote by county, Democrats led in 65 of the 65 counties. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 79,502 votes and went to the Democrat by 38.2 points. The closest was Harding, where 24 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Every district

DistrictDemocratVotesRepublicanVotesOthersMargin
At large Stephanie Herseth Sandlin256,041 (67.6%) Chris Lien122,966 (32.4%) D+35.1

The House vote in every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 54,918 69.1% 24,584 30.9% 79,502 D+38.2
Pennington 25,884 56.6% 19,853 43.4% 45,737 D+13.2
Lincoln 13,370 64.9% 7,233 35.1% 20,603 D+29.8
Brown 13,214 75.9% 4,188 24.1% 17,402 D+51.9
Brookings 10,348 74.9% 3,473 25.1% 13,821 D+49.7
Codington 8,703 71.6% 3,453 28.4% 12,156 D+43.2
Lawrence 7,254 60.9% 4,658 39.1% 11,912 D+21.8
Meade 6,386 55.7% 5,069 44.3% 11,455 D+11.5
Yankton 7,564 74.9% 2,537 25.1% 10,101 D+49.8
Hughes 5,589 66.2% 2,858 33.8% 8,447 D+32.3
Davison 5,895 69.9% 2,544 30.1% 8,439 D+39.7
Beadle 5,444 70.7% 2,256 29.3% 7,700 D+41.4
Union 4,644 61.9% 2,856 38.1% 7,500 D+23.8
Clay 4,793 78.3% 1,330 21.7% 6,123 D+56.6
Lake 4,355 71.8% 1,712 28.2% 6,067 D+43.6
Roberts 3,481 76.5% 1,072 23.5% 4,553 D+52.9
Custer 2,441 54.5% 2,040 45.5% 4,481 D+8.9
Turner 3,031 70.1% 1,295 29.9% 4,326 D+40.1
Butte 2,430 57.7% 1,784 42.3% 4,214 D+15.3
Charles Mix 2,783 69.5% 1,224 30.5% 4,007 D+38.9
Grant 2,775 72.6% 1,046 27.4% 3,821 D+45.2
Fall River 2,186 58.0% 1,581 42.0% 3,767 D+16.1
Hutchinson 2,379 66.3% 1,208 33.7% 3,587 D+32.6
Spink 2,409 73.2% 882 26.8% 3,291 D+46.4
Moody 2,509 76.9% 752 23.1% 3,261 D+53.9
Day 2,513 78.4% 693 21.6% 3,206 D+56.8
Bon Homme 2,365 74.3% 820 25.7% 3,185 D+48.5
McCook 2,006 68.4% 926 31.6% 2,932 D+36.8
Todd 2,447 86.2% 392 13.8% 2,839 D+72.4
Tripp 1,793 63.3% 1,041 36.7% 2,834 D+26.5
Kingsbury 2,079 74.6% 706 25.4% 2,785 D+49.3
Hamlin 1,723 62.2% 1,048 37.8% 2,771 D+24.4
Walworth 1,719 64.8% 935 35.2% 2,654 D+29.5
Brule 1,743 71.2% 705 28.8% 2,448 D+42.4
Hanson 1,268 55.2% 1,031 44.8% 2,299 D+10.3
Gregory 1,450 64.0% 817 36.0% 2,267 D+27.9
Deuel 1,683 75.9% 533 24.1% 2,216 D+51.9
Marshall 1,740 79.7% 444 20.3% 2,184 D+59.3
Edmunds 1,437 69.3% 636 30.7% 2,073 D+38.6
Dewey 1,717 84.9% 306 15.1% 2,023 D+69.7
Hand 1,313 65.6% 688 34.4% 2,001 D+31.2
Clark 1,400 71.1% 569 28.9% 1,969 D+42.2
Douglas 913 52.2% 835 47.8% 1,748 D+4.5
Perkins 952 56.4% 735 43.6% 1,687 D+12.9
Lyman 1,152 70.3% 487 29.7% 1,639 D+40.6
Stanley 1,031 66.5% 520 33.5% 1,551 D+32.9
Aurora 1,090 72.6% 411 27.4% 1,501 D+45.2
Potter 916 64.5% 504 35.5% 1,420 D+29.0
Corson 985 71.0% 403 29.0% 1,388 D+41.9
McPherson 815 59.9% 545 40.1% 1,360 D+19.9
Miner 950 77.0% 284 23.0% 1,234 D+54.0
Sanborn 919 75.8% 294 24.2% 1,213 D+51.5
Bennett 837 69.9% 360 30.1% 1,197 D+39.8
Faulk 816 68.5% 375 31.5% 1,191 D+37.0
Haakon 631 54.9% 518 45.1% 1,149 D+9.8
Jackson 722 64.0% 406 36.0% 1,128 D+28.0
Jerauld 792 71.5% 316 28.5% 1,108 D+43.0
Ziebach 736 82.2% 159 17.8% 895 D+64.5
Campbell 542 63.7% 309 36.3% 851 D+27.4
Mellette 575 68.3% 267 31.7% 842 D+36.6
Sully 521 62.4% 314 37.6% 835 D+24.8
Hyde 517 65.0% 278 35.0% 795 D+30.1
Harding 376 51.6% 352 48.4% 728 D+3.3
Buffalo 520 83.7% 101 16.3% 621 D+67.5
Jones 370 59.7% 250 40.3% 620 D+19.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Dakota in every House election we hold

YearSeatsHouse vote
2024 D 0, R 1 R+44.1
2022 D 0, R 1 R+77.4
2020 D 0, R 1 R+81.0
2018 D 0, R 1 R+24.3
2016 D 0, R 1 R+28.2
2014 D 0, R 1 R+33.1
2012 D 0, R 1 R+14.9
2010 D 0, R 1 R+2.2
2008 D 1, R 0 D+35.1
2006 D 1, R 0 D+39.8
2004 D 1, R 0 D+7.4
2002 D 0, R 1 R+7.9
2000 D 0, R 1 R+48.5
1998 D 0, R 1 R+50.2
1996 D 0, R 1 R+20.7
1994 D 1, R 0 D+23.2
1992 D 1, R 0 D+42.3
1990 D 1, R 0 D+35.1