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2008Final results

2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Bob Faehn (R), Roger Solum (R) won.

2 seats
Bob FaehnRepublican · winner · incumbent
35.0%6,302
Roger SolumRepublican · winner
31.2%5,617
Curt JohnsonDemocrat
22.2%3,997
11.6%2,091
18,007 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+9.02000R+14.82004R+12.12006R+16.92008R+6.12010R+31.52012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET