South Dakota 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: South Dakota 2008 General Election

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South Dakota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 3 June 2008
Secondary Election: Tuesday 17 June 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

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
Tuesday 3 June 2008 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 17 June 2008 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) / 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC) / 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

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South Dakota State and Local Government

South Dakota 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

26 January 2009: South Dakota Secretary of State - 2008 General State Canvass - Official Returns

18 September 2008: Synchronized with South Dakota Secretary of State - 2008 Candidate List.

3 June 2008 primary returns from an official source.

If no candidate for United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives or Governor receives 35% of the vote in the Tuesday 3 June primary, a secondary election, between the two highest vote getters, shall be held two weeks from the date of the primary election, Tuesday 17 June 2008.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


	Republican	203,054	53.16%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III (3 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

	Democratic	170,924	44.75%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

	Independent	4,267	1.12%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

	Constitution	1,895	0.50%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell L. Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010

	Independent; (Libertarian)	1,835	0.48%	former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899
Total		381,975	100.00%

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

Class 2	Democratic	Senator Tim Johnson • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Senator Tim Johnson

	Democratic	237,889	62.49%	Senator Tim Johnson • FEC S6SD00051: $4,928,182

	Republican	142,784	37.51%	state Representative Joel Dean Dykstra • FEC S8SD00107: $906,630
Total		380,673	100.00%

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. • Open Chair - At term limit

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 Renominated)

At-Large {map}	Democratic	Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • 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 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin

	Democratic	256,041	67.56%	Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth Sandlin • FEC H2SD00092: $1,456,448

	Republican	122,966	32.44%	Christian Bruce "Chris" Lien • FEC H8SD00016: $606,801
Total		379,007	100.00%

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, 3 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
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.