South Dakota's At-large congressional district
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| South Dakota's 1st congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 754,854 |
| Median income | $35,282 |
| Ethnic composition | 88.7% White, 0.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.4% Hispanic, 8.3% Native American, 0.1% other |
| Cook PVI | R+10 |
The South Dakota at-large congressional district covers the entire state of South Dakota. It was created in 1982, after South Dakota lost its 2nd district. From 1889 to 1913, it existed with two representatives elected state-wide at-large.
It is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. It is the largest congressional district represented by a Democrat.
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[edit] 1st Congressional District
When South Dakota was admitted into the Union in 1889, it was allocated two congressional seats, both of which were filled from the state at-large. This continued until South Dakota received a third congressional seat after the 1910 Census, and individual districts were established. From 1913 until 1933, the newly created 1st District covered 21 counties in southwestern South Dakota, including the state's largest city Sioux Falls.[1] When South Dakota's 3rd congressional district was eliminated after the 1930 Census, the 1st District was expanded to include all of the counties in South Dakota east of the Missouri River.[2] Population changes eventually reduced the district size until it again covered just 21 counties in the eastern part of the state. During the 97th Congress, it included the cities of Aberdeen, Brookings, Sioux Falls, Watertown, Vermillion, and Yankton.[3]
[edit] Representatives
Two seats were created in 1889. They were changed into three districts in 1913. One at-large seat remained after 1983.
| Congress | Representative | Party |
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| 51st (1889-1891) | John A. Pickler | Republican |
| 52nd (1891-1893) | ||
| 53rd (1893-1895) | ||
| 54th (1895-1897) | ||
| 55th (1897-1899) | John Edward Kelley | Populist |
| 56th (1899-1901) | Charles H. Burke | Republican |
| 57th (1901-1903) | ||
| 58th (1903-1905) | ||
| 59th (1905-1907) | ||
| 60th (1907-1909) | Philo Hall | |
| 61st (1909-1911) | Charles H. Burke | |
| 62nd (1911-1913) | ||
| Seats eliminated in 1913 | ||
| Seat restored in 1983 | ||
| 98th (1983-1985) | Tom Daschle | Democratic |
| 99th (1985-1987) | ||
| 100th (1987-1989) | Tim Johnson | |
| 101st (1989-1991) | ||
| 102nd (1991-1993) | ||
| 103rd (1993-1995) | ||
| 104th (1995-1997) | ||
| 105th (1997-1999) | John R. Thune | Republican |
| 106th (1999-2001) | ||
| 107th (2001-2003) | ||
| 108th* (2003-2005) |
Bill Janklow | |
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Democratic | |
| 109th (2005-2007) | ||
| 110th (2007-2009) | ||
[edit] Recent elections
[edit] 2004 special election
Incumbent representative Bill Janklow resigned his seat effective January 20, 2004, after he was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, triggering a special election. Stephanie Herseth was selected as the Democratic nominee for this special election and she beat GOP candidate Larry Diedrich with 51 percent in a close-fought election on June 1, 2004. Herseth's victory briefly gave the state its first all-Democratic congressional delegation since 1937.
[edit] 2004 general election
Both Herseth and Diedrich were selected to represent their parties in the general election in November, so campaigning continued after the special election. In the November general election, Herseth was elected to a full term with 53.4 percent of the vote, an increase of a few percentage points compared with the even closer June special elections. Herseth's vote margin in June was about 3,000 votes, but by November it had grown to over 29,000.
Herseth thereby became the first woman in state history to win a full term in Congress.
Both elections were hard-fought and close compared to many House races in the rest of the United States, and the special election was watched closely by a national audience. The general election was also viewed as one of the most competitive in the country, but was overshadowed in the state by the highly competitive Senate race between Tom Daschle and John Thune.
[edit] References
- ^ Official Congressional Directory, 63rd Congress (1913) through 72nd Congress (1931)
- ^ Official Congressional Directory, 73rd Congress (1933)
- ^ Official Congressional Directory, 9th Congress (1981)
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