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South Dakota Secretary of State - Election Information
2008 South Dakota Congressional and Statewide Results
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: December 22, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 59.9% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe McCain, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 44.8%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 53.2%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 1.1%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.5%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (I-GA) 0.5%, |
| Public Utility Commissioner, 2nd term, |
| Matt McLarty (D) 31.6% |
Gary Hasnon (R) 64.9%, |
Eugen R. Hidalgo (C) 3.5%, |
Senator, 49.6% in '02, 2nd term, 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: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Timothy Johnson (D) 62.5%, |
St. Rep. Joel D. Dykstra (R) 37.5%, |
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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: Safe Democratic, |
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D) 67.6%, |
businessman Chris Lien (R) 32.4%, |
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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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