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2008Final results

2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 7

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Larry Tidemann (R), Carol A. Pitts (R) won.

2 seats
Larry TidemannRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.0%5,428
Carol A. PittsRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.9%5,397
18.5%3,137
17.6%2,975
16,937 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+8.32004R+23.62006R+26.52008D+11.72010R+25.82012

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