2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota explained

Election Name:2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Country:South Dakota
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
Next Year:2012
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Image1:File:Kristi Noem portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Kristi Noem
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:153,703
Percentage1:48.1%
Nominee2:Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:146,589
Percentage2:45.9%
Image3:3x4.svg
Nominee3:B. Thomas Marking
Party3:Independent (United States)
Popular Vote3:19,134
Percentage3:6.0%
Map Size:260px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Kristi Noem
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who run on a statewide ballot. On June 8, 2010, the Republicans nominated Kristi Noem, Assistant Majority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives and the Democrats nominated the incumbent Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. B. Thomas Marking ran as an Independent candidate. In the general election, Noem defeated Herseth Sandlin, winning 48.1 percent of the vote to 45.9 percent for Herseth Sandlin.

Democratic Primary

Nominee

Announced

Potential

Republican Primary

Nominee

Announced

Withdrew

Declined

Primary results

Campaign

Issues

During the general election campaign, Republicans criticized Herseth Sandlin's voting record. They also criticized her lobbyist husband's list of clients, noting that the companies had interests in legislation that would come before Congress.[9] Noem pointed out that the National Association of Broadcasters paid Herseth Sandlin's husband, Max Sandlin, a lobbyist and former Congressman, $320,000 during the years 2008 and 2009 to lobby on their behalf, including a bill co-sponsored by Herseth Sandlin called the Local Radio Freedom Act.[9] [10] Herseth Sandlin responded that Noem's example was "laughable".[10] The Rapid City Journal editorial board stated that Herseth Sandlin should not be laughing at a legitimate concern.[11] Roll Call called the Republican effort an attempt "to stoke anti-Beltway emotions".[9] Herseth Sandlin's campaign responded that she did not allow family members to lobby her or her staff.[9] According to a Washington attorney, Herseth Sandlin's policy seemed compliant with House ethics rules that had been tightened in 2007, though Republicans charged Herseth Sandlin was violating the spirit of the conflict interest rules.[9] "The Sunlight Foundation, Public Citizen and other watchdog groups are highly critical of Herseth Sandlin and other Members whose relatives work Congressional corridors", according to Roll Call.[9] The groups have said the House ethics rules should be comparable to the Senate's rules and should ban all lobbying "under the Dome" by relatives of Members.[9]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredStephanie
Herseth
Sandlin (D)		Kristi
Noem (R)
Rasmussen Reports[12] February 23, 2010 align=center49%34%
Rasmussen Reports[13] March 25, 2010 align=center46%35%
Rasmussen Reports[14] April 26, 2010 align=center50%35%
Rasmussen Reports[15] May 27, 2010 align=center46%43%
Rasmussen Reports[16] June 14, 201041% align=center53%
Rasmussen Reports[17] July 6, 201044% align=center49%
Rasmussen Reports[18] [19] August 3, 201042% align=center51%
Rasmussen Reports[20] September 8, 2010 align=center47%45%
Rasmussen Reports[21] October 4, 201044% align=center47%
Rasmussen ReportsOctober 20, 201044% align=center49%
Nielson Brothers Polling[22] October 20–22, 2010 align=center42%40%
On October 24, 2010, Nate Silver of The New York Times FiveThirtyEight.com blog predicted that there was a 69.9% chance that Noem would defeat Sandlin.[23]

Fundraising

The race saw each candidate spend over $1.75 million and was the first in Herseth Sandlin's career where she was outspent.[24]

Funding from political parties and interest groups totaled $2,651,621 for the race, with 78% benefiting Noem.[25] Groups supporting Herseth-Sandlin included the DCCC and CUNA. Noem was supported by the American Action Network, the NRCC and the American Future Fund.[25]

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

External links

Debates

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statewide Candidate List . sd.gov . 2010-09-30 . 2010-11-03 . 2010-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101116222249/http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/electvoterpdfs/2010/2010GeneralElectionCandidateList.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Herseth Sandlin running for reelection - The Scorecard . Politico . 2010-08-21.
  3. Web site: CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama campaign guru eyes House seat . Politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com . 2010-03-16 . 2010-08-21 . March 23, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323032640/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/16/obama-campaign-guru-eyes-house-seat/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Curd for Congress . www.curdforcongress.com . 4 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100115151326/http://www.curdforcongress.com/ . 15 January 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Help Chris Make South Dakota Better!. Nelson For SD.
  6. Web site: Yankton Press & Dakotan > Archives > News > S.D. Legislator Considers U.S. House . Yankton.net . 2009-09-04 . 2010-08-21.
  7. Web site: It's Official: Thad Wasson Ends Congressional Campaign, Endorses Curd . Dakotavoice.com . 2010-01-07 . 2010-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100819214830/http://www.dakotavoice.com/2010/01/its-official-thad-wasson-ends-congressional-campaign-endorses-curd/ . 2010-08-19 . dead .
  8. Web site: Yankton Press & Dakotan > Archives > News > Krebs Decides Against U.S. House Run . Yankton.net . 2009-11-12 . 2010-08-21.
  9. News: Matthew . Murray . GOP Assails Sandlin Family Ties . 2010-07-26 . . 2011-03-07 . Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin’s family situation is becoming a major headache for the South Dakota Democrat in her tough re-election bid, with Republicans ramping up their criticisms of her voting record — and her lobbyist husband’s extensive list of clients. In March 2007, the lawmaker married lobbyist and ex-Rep. Max Sandlin, a Texas Democrat who lost his seat to Rep. Louie Gohmert (R) in 2004..
  10. News: David . Montgomery . Noem targets Herseth Sandlin's lobbyist husband in heated House race . 2010-09-27 . . 2011-03-07 . As Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin battles Republican challenger Kristi Noem in this fall’s election, she has found herself under attack from Republicans for her husband’s day job -– political lobbyist. Noem and her campaign are claiming Herseth Sandlin is being improperly influenced by lobbying contracts of Max Sandlin, a former Texas congressman who married the congresswoman in 2007..
  11. News: Rapid City Journal Editorial Board . Sandlin's job no laughing matter . 2010-09-30 . . 2011-03-07 . Herseth Sandlin's claim that transparency and disclosure are adequate doesn't cut it. She should not be laughing off this legitimate concern..
  12. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_election/south_dakota/toplines/toplines_2010_south_dakota_house_of_representatives_election_february_23_2010 Rasmussen Reports
  13. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_election/south_dakota/toplines/toplines_2010_south_dakota_house_of_representatives_election_march_25_2010 Rasmussen Reports
  14. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_election/south_dakota/toplines/toplines_2010_south_dakota_house_of_representatives_election_april_21_2010 Rasmussen Reports
  15. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_election/south_dakota/toplines/toplines_south_dakota_house_of_representatives_election_may_27_2010 Rasmussen Reports
  16. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_election/south_dakota/toplines/toplines_south_dakota_house_of_representatives_election_june_10_2010 Rasmussen Reports
  17. Woster, Kevin. Poll: Herseth Sandlin gains back ground, but Noem still leads in House race, Rapid City Journal, July 9, 2010.
  18. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_election/south_dakota/toplines/toplines_south_dakota_house_of_representatives_election_August_03_2010 Rasmussen Reports
  19. News: Scott. Rasmussen. Election 2010: South Dakota House of Representatives. 2010-08-06. Rasmussen Reports. 2010-08-07. Republican Kristi Noem again passes the 50% mark of support this month against incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin in the race for South Dakota’s only House seat..
  20. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_election/south_dakota/election_2010_south_dakota_house_of_representatives Rasmussen Reports
  21. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_house_of_representatives_elections/south_dakota/election_2010_south_dakota_house_of_representatives Rasmussen Reports
  22. https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/47076/ Nielson Brothers Polling
  23. News: Nate . Silver . FiveThirtyEight Forecasts South Dakota At Large District . 2010-10-20 . . 2010-10-24.
  24. News: Montgomery. David. Noem cruises past Herseth Sandlin in campaign funding in U.S. House race. Rapid City Journal. October 22, 2010.
  25. News: Campaign cash: South Dakota's 1st congressional district. The Washington Post. 9 November 2010.

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