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South Dakota Secretary of State - Election Information
2008 South Dakota Congressional and Statewide Races
Filing Deadline / New Party: 3/25/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/3/08, Primary: 6/3/08, Presidential Primary: 6/3/08, Run-Off: 6/17/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/5/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: March 26, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 59.9% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY), U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL), |
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ), U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX), ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA), uncomitted |
'04 VP nominee / Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL), |
Governor, 61.7% in '06, 2nd term, Mike Rounds (R) barred from 3rd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Sen. Scott N. Heidepriem (D), banker Mike Huether (D), |
Lt. Gov. Dennis M. Daugaard (R), ex-Sioux Falls Mayor Gary Hanson (R), St. Sen. Dave Knudson (R), hospital CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft (R), ex-House Speaker Matt Michels (R), ex-st. Sen. Lee Schoenbeck (R)?, |
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Lt. Governor, 61.7% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Dennis M. Daugaard (R) %, |
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Secretary of State, 99% in '06, 2nd term, next electon in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Chris Nelson (R), |
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Attorney General, 64.7% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Larry Long (R), |
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Auditor, 99% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Rich Sattgast (R), |
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Treasurer, unopposed in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Vern Larson (R), |
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Public School Commissioner, 49.6% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Jarrod Johnson (R), |
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| Public Utility Commissioner, 54.8% in '04 1st term, |
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Dusty Johnson (R), |
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Senator, 49.6% in '02, 2nd term, next election in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democrat, National Journal's Rankings: 10th Most Likely to Switch Parties, Robert Novak: Leaning Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Timothy Johnson (D), |
anti-immigrant activist Charles Lyonel Gonyo (R), businessman Sam R. Kephart (R), St. Rep. Joel D. Dykstra (R), |
Joseph Pengitore (I), |
Senator, 50.6% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
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John R. Thune (R), |
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At-Large Congressional District, 69.1% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, |
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D), |
businessman Chris Lien (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to South Dakota Political Parties:
4. South Dakota Media Links:
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