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  SD At-Large - Special Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > South Dakota > SD - At-Large
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline January 24, 2004 - 12:00pm
Polls Open June 01, 2004 - 07:00am
Polls Close June 01, 2004 - 08:00pm
Term Start June 02, 2004 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
ContributorInspectorMorse
Last ModifiedRBH December 06, 2021 10:36pm
Data SourcesSouth Dakota State Wide Election Results at [Link]
DescriptionSpecial election to fill the remainder of Rep. Bill Janklow's term. Janklow's resignation takes effect January 20, 2004.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameWilliam J. "Bill" Janklow Votes180,023 (53.45%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/20/2004 Margin26,367 (+7.83%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 9.6875000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Larry Diedrich
Strong 1
Lean 2
Slight 3
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Safe 1
Strong 6
Lean 17
Slight 29
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

02/11/2004 05/20/2004

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Stephanie Herseth Sandlin St. Sen. Larry Diedrich
PartyDemocratic Republican
Votes132,420 (50.57%) 129,415 (49.43%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,005 (-1.15%)
Predict Avg.54.62% 45.17%
Finances$354,023.00 $34,013.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Zogby International 
05/19-05/20
52.00% (-1.3) 41.00% (+3.9)
Mason-Dixon 
05/17-05/17
47.00% (-2.0) 44.00% (+4.0)
Mason-Dixon 
05/17-05/17
49.00% (+0.0) 40.00% (+0.0)
Zogby International 
03/31-03/31
53.30% (+0.0) 37.10% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
02/11-02/11
58.00% (+0.0) 29.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
REFS Servo
  National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
  National Farmers Union
  Professional Firefighters of South Dakota
R Barack O-blame-a
NPA ...
  US Chamber of Commerce
  National Rifle Association (NRA)

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 03, 2004 12:00am News Democratic Campaign Worker Charged with Molestation  Article BILLYW 
Jun 02, 2004 12:00am News Herseth hangs on; heads to House  Article New York Democrat 
Jun 02, 2004 12:00am Opinion Herseth's Win Gives Democrats Bragging Rights  Article karin1492 
Jun 01, 2004 12:00am News Busy Precincts [in SD Special Election  Article ... 
May 31, 2004 12:00am News Narrow Loss Will Do, Says Diedrich in South Dakota  Article Stephen Yellin 
May 26, 2004 12:00am Editorial [Sen. Tim] Johnson's apology isn't good enough  Article Tony82 

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