RepublicanNot in office · last served 2008Last on a ballot: Nov 2008
Orville B. Smidt
Last held office: South Dakota State Senate, District 7 (2004–2008). Ran in 7 elections between 1996 and 2008, winning 6.
Last office: South Dakota State Senate, District 7
- Last margin
- −2.3
- Lost 2008
- Elections
- 7
- 1996–2008
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Smidt was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Smidt has run
Margin: how far Smidt finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | South Dakota State Senate, District 7 | General | Lost | Pamela Merchant (D) | 48.8% | D+2.3 |
| 2006 | South Dakota State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Harold W. Widvey (D) | 57.2% | R+14.3 |
| 2004 | South Dakota State Senate, District 7 | General | Won | Thomas Bezdichek (D) | 57.2% | R+14.3 |
| 2002 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Sean Obrien (R) | 50.5% | R+0.9 |
| 2000 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Carol A. Pitts (R), Richard Widman (D), Travis Dahle (D) | 29.4% | D+2.8 |
| 1998 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Robert A. Roe (R) | 48.8% | D+2.4 |
| 1996 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Robert A. Roe (R), Donald C. Moore (D), Russell L. Stubbles (D) | 28.2% | D+1.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Smidt has held
- South Dakota State Senate, District 7 · 2004–2008
- South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7 · 1996–2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Smidt has run against
- Pamela Merchant (D) · 2008 election, lost
- Harold W. Widvey (D) · 2006 election, won
- Thomas Bezdichek (D) · 2004 election, won
- Sean Obrien (R) · 2002 election, won
- Carol A. Pitts (R) · 2000 election, won
- Robert A. Roe (R) · 1998 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive