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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin isn't in politics anymore. At least as an elected, paid, empowered official. SHS, still just 40 for another month, has an amazing six campaigns for Congress under her belt. ...
Posted on 11/4/11 at 12:13 AM
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State GOP chairman steps down

PIERRE — State Sen. Bob Gray said Monday he won’t seek a second two-year term as chairman for the South Dakota Republican Party.
The Pierre legislator was at the helm during one of the Republican Party’s strongest election performances in decades.
Republicans swept every contest for state office, gained seats in both chambers of the Legislature and won back South Dakota’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as state Rep. Kristi Noem of Castlewood upset Democratic incumbent Stephanie Herseth Sandlin.

By Bob Mercer , January 04, 2011

Herseth Sandlin misses 17 votes in final days

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin has missed 17 votes in the waning days of her term in the U.S. House.
The Democratic congresswoman, whose last full day in office is today, skipped the votes during the final days of the 2011 session, which concluded in December. Herseth Sandlin missed single votes on Dec. 17 and 22. She missed seven votes on Dec. 17 and eight more on Dec. 21.

By Tom Lawrence , January 04, 2011

Noem’s win in House race voted top story by S.D. journalists

SIOUX FALLS — Republican Kristi Noem’s November defeat of Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was voted the year’s top South Dakota story by the state’s Associated Press member newspaper editors and broadcast news.
A year earlier, Noem was a little-known state lawmaker and Herseth Sandlin was considered a safe bet to win re-election. But Herseth Sandlin got caught up in a wave of frustration with Washington to become the first South Dakota House member to lose a re-election bid in nearly three decades.

By Dirk Lammers , December 27, 2010

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Democrat leader says party can compete and win

The South Dakota Democratic Party is down but it isn’t out, according to Ben Nesselhuf, who was chosen Saturday to lead the state party.
Democratic candidates were pounded on Nov. 2, as Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was defeated, all statewide candidates lost in landslides and most legislative candidates were beaten. The party couldn’t even field a candidate to run against Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.
The losses were stinging, Nesselhuf said, but they also seemed to awaken something in Democrats across South Dakota.

By Tom Lawrence , December 06, 2010

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Ousted congresswoman says she has ‘no regrets’

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin admits she was pained by her election defeat, but she’s not ready to announce an end to her political career.
“I can’t assess the odds, but I’m not going to close any doors,” Herseth Sandlin said when asked the chances of her running for office again someday.

By Tom Lawrence , December 01, 2010

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Armour native climbs political ranks

Armour native climbs political ranks At 28, Venhuizen helps Daugaard win gubernatorial race and earns job in administration
Tony Venhuizen is able to look Gov.-elect Dennis Daugaard right in the eye and tell him he thinks he’s wrong.
“I’ve done that many times. People have asked me before, ‘With your relationship, is it hard to be honest with him?’” Venhuizen said during a recent telephone interview with The Daily Republic. “Actually, it’s easier. He accepts my advice and I hope he values it. That’s the only way it can work.”

By Tom Lawrence , November 26, 2010

Incumbent loses after recount in Sanborn Co.

WOONSOCKET — An independent candidate will represent Letcherarea residents on the Sanborn County Commission.

By Melanie Brandert , November 24, 2010

Tripp-Delmont election remains same after recount

A recount of Tripp-Delmont’s representation measure Monday showed the same outcome — a defeat by five votes.
District voters opposed changing the school board’s representation from geographic areas to at-large seats 225 to 220 on Nov. 2.
After the school board canvassed the results of its special election on Nov. 8, three registered voters and school board members — Verlin Buchholz, Carolyn Peters and Mark Mora — filed a petition for a recount.

By Melanie Brandert , November 17, 2010

Marking: Noem was ‘third best’ candidate

B. Thomas Marking was disappointed not only with his showing in South Dakota’s three-way U.S. House race, but also with the order of the top-two finishers.
“I think that was probably the third-best choice,” Marking said this week of the winner, Kristi Noem.
Marking was the independent candidate in the Nov. 2 election. He finished a distant third behind the Republican Noem, who won with 48 percent of the vote, and Democrat Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, who was defeated in her bid for a fourth full term and earned almost 46 percent.

By Tom Lawrence , November 11, 2010

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County panel certifies election results

The Davison County commissioners, acting as the county canvassing board, officially certified the results of Tuesday’s general election, as part of the commissioners’ weekly meeting Thursday at the courthouse.

By Ross Dolan , November 05, 2010

Dusty Johnson among those named to Daugaard transition team

PIERRE — Dusty Johnson, of Mitchell, has been named to the transition team for Gov.-elect Dennis Daugaard and Lt. Gov.-elect Matt Michels.

By Staff reports , November 05, 2010

Group: Support of ag subsidies cost Herseth Sandlin in election

WASHINGTON — An Environmental Working Group analysis of the 2010 mid-term election results shows that for besieged rural Democrats, voting for the 2008 farm bill and its subsidies for the largest and wealthiest agribusiness operations failed to shield them from the Republican wave, EWG announced Thursday in a news release.

By Staff reports , November 05, 2010

Recounts possible in 3 area races

Two area state House incumbents and an area county commission candidate will need to decide soon if they will seek a recount in their races.
District 22 Rep. Quinten Burg, D-Wessington Springs, is 81 votes behind Republican Jim White, of Huron. White leads with 4,607 votes compared to Burg’s 4,526. Peggy Gibson, D-Huron, has one of the district’s two House seats locked up with 4,856 votes.

By Melanie Brandert , November 04, 2010

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After vote, little change predicted

After vote, little change predicted The vote is over and numerous acres of city-owned land near Lake Mitchell are “permanently dedicated for public use as parks.”
What difference will that make for how the city treats and cares for that land?
Not much, according to city officials.
Mitchell voters decided to preserve land that abuts Lake Mitchell by a 53-47 percent margin Tuesday. The initiated measure was approved 2,806 to 2,525.

By Tom Lawrence , November 04, 2010

Jubilant GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Resurgent Republicans won control of the House and cut deeply into the Democrats’ majority in the Senate in momentous midterm elections shadowed by recession, ushering in a new era of divided government certain to complicate the final two years of President Barack Obama's term.

November 03, 2010

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