| Election Name: | 2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota |
| Country: | South Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, official photo portrait, 2007 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
| Party1: | Democratic |
| Popular Vote1: | 256,041 |
| Percentage1: | 67.6% |
| Nominee2: | Chris Lein |
| Party2: | Republican |
| Popular Vote2: | 122,966 |
| Percentage2: | 32.4% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot.
Democratic incumbent Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was challenged by the Republican nominee, businessman and attorney Chris Lien. Neither candidate was opposed in the June 3, 2008 primary.[1] CQ Politics forecasted this race as 'Safe Democrat'.[2] George W. Bush won in this district 60% to 38% for John Kerry in 2004.
As of, this election, along with the simultaneous Senate race, is the last time a Democrat won a statewide election in South Dakota. This also the last time either party won every county in the state in a contested race.