2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota explained

Election Name:2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Country:South Dakota
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 7, 2006
Image1:File:Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, official photo portrait, 2007 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Stephanie Herseth
Party1:Democratic
Popular Vote1:230,468
Percentage1:69.1%
Nominee2:Bruce Whalen
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:97,864
Percentage2:29.3%
Map Size:260px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Stephanie Herseth
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Stephanie Herseth
After Party:Democratic

The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot.

Democratic incumbent Stephanie Herseth was challenged by Republican nominee Chairman of the Shannon County (now known as Oglala Lakota County) Republican Party Bruce Whalen. Neither candidate was opposed in the June 6, 2006 primary. George W. Bush won in this district 60% to 38% over John Kerry in 2004.

Results

Despite the strong performance of Republicans in many of the state elections held that year, including Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Rounds's 62%-36% victory over former state Representative Jack Billion, Herseth was nevertheless reelected by a landslide margin.

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic