2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 South Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every South Dakota House of Representatives district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 70 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 46
Races37
Changed party0
Unopposed3%1 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 24 · R 46
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Jason Frerichs · Susan Wismer (D) | 10.4 | |
| LD-2 | H. Paul Dennert · Elaine Elliott (D) | 10.0 | |
| LD-3 | Dennis A. Feickert · David Novstrup (DEM) | 4.6 | |
| LD-4 | Valentine Rausch · Steve Street (REP) | 9.9 | |
| LD-5 | Bob Faehn · Roger Solum (R) | 9.0 | |
| LD-6 | Kristi L. Noem · Brock L. Greenfield (R) | 8.6 | |
| LD-7 | Larry Tidemann · Carol A. Pitts (R) | 13.3 | |
| LD-8 | Mitch Fargen · Gerald F. Lange (D) | 1.6 | |
| LD-9 | Deb Peters · Richard A. Engels (REP) | 6.2 | |
| LD-10 | Shantel Krebs · Roger Hunt (R) | 7.4 | |
| LD-11 | Todd Schlekeway · Darrell D. Solberg (REP) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-12 | Manny Steele · R. Blake Curd (R) | 3.0 | |
| LD-13 | Bill Thompson · Susy Blake (D) | 2.2 | |
| LD-14 | Joni Clark Cutler · Marc S. Feinstein (REP) | 2.1 | |
| LD-15 | Patrick A. Kirschman · Martha Vanderlinde (D) | 9.4 | |
| LD-16 | Dan Lederman · Jim Bolin (R) | 5.6 | |
| LD-17 | Jamie M. Boomgarden · Eldon Nygaard (REP) | 4.2 | |
| LD-18 | Bernie Hunhoff · Nick Moser (DEM) | 1.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-19 | Billy L. Vangerpen · J. E. Putnam (R) | 8.1 | |
| LD-20 | Lance Carson · Noel Hamiel (R) | 10.8 | |
| LD-21 | Thomas J. Deadrick · Kent Juhnke (R) | 3.1 | |
| LD-22 | Quinten L. Burg · Peggy Gibson (D) | 1.7 | |
| LD-23 | Justin R. Cronin · Charles B. Hoffman (R) | 15.8 | |
| LD-24 | Ryan P. Olson · Tim Rounds (R) | 8.8 | |
| LD-25 | Tim Rave · Oran A. Sorenson (REP) | 5.3 | |
| LD-26A | Larry Lucas (D) | 33.5 | |
| LD-26B | Kim Vanneman (R) | 20.2 | |
| LD-27 | Kevin Killer · Ed Ironcloud III (D) | 2.8 | |
| LD-28A | Dean Schrempp (D) | 28.5 | |
| LD-28B | Betty Olson (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Thomas J. Brunner · Dean Wink (R) | 8.9 | |
| LD-30 | Mike Verchio · Lance Russell (R) | 12.8 | |
| LD-31 | Fred W. Romkema · Charles M. Turbiville (R) | 8.2 | |
| LD-32 | Brian Dreyer · Brian Gosch (R) | 6.7 | |
| LD-33 | Jacqueline Sly · Phil Jensen (R) | 12.5 | |
| LD-34 | Ed McLaughlin · David Lust (R) | 11.5 | |
| LD-35 | Mark Kirkeby · Don Kopp (R) | 5.8 |
South Dakota House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner