South Dakota 2007 Off Year Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2007 Off Year Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2007. Find 2008 elections here.

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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	756,874	(0.27% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	543,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	471,152
Capital:	Pierre

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South Dakota State and Local Government



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Tim Johnson • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Thune • First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate 2002.) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Mike Rounds • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard • First elected: 2002; re-elected 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

At-Large {map}		Democratic	Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin • First elected: 1 June 2004 in a Special Election to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Congressman William Janklow. Re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
	Congressman Stephanie Herseth married former Congressman Max A. Sandlin (Democrat, Texas) on 31 March 2006. She is now known as Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin.

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Secretary of State Chris Nelson • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Attorney General Larry Long • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Treasurer Vern L. Larson • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Auditor Rich Sattgast • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Commissioner of School and Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents
	• Republican: 8 incumbents
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.