2008Final results
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Mitch Fargen (D), Gerald F. Lange (D) won.
2 seatsMitch FargenDemocrat · winner
28.8%5,066
Gerald F. LangeDemocrat · winner
27.0%4,750
Jerry JohnsonRepublican
25.4%4,469
Patricia K. StricherzRepublican
18.8%3,304
17,589 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET