November 7, 2006 2008 → 69.09 29.3 | 230,468 97,864 | |
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Winner Stephanie Herseth S | ||
The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot.
Democratic incumbent Stephanie Herseth was challenged by Republican nominee Chairman of the Shannon County Republican Party Bruce Whalen. Neither candidate was opposed in the June 6, 2006 primary. George W. Bush won in this district 61% to 39% over John Kerry in 2004.
Election results
Despite the strong performance of Republicans in many of the state elections held that year, including Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Rounds's 62%-36% victory over former state Representative Jack Billion, Herseth was nevertheless reelected.
References
United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2006 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA