2004 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election

none February 2026 June 2013 2004 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election South Dakota by-election no 2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota 2002 2004 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota November 2004 June 1, 2004 File:Steph-h.jpg 150x150px Stephanie Herseth Democratic Party (United States) 132,420 50.57% 3x4.svg Larry Diedrich Republican Party (United States) 129,415 49.43% 2004 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsHerseth: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Diedrich: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Representative Bill Janklow Republican Party (United States) Stephanie Herseth Democratic Party (United States) The 2004 South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election, which was held on June 1, 2004, was triggered by the January 20, 2004 resignation of Republican Representative Bill Janklow following a conviction of vehicular manslaughter after an accident that had occurred in August 2003. Each party held a nominating convention to choose their nominee for the special election. Republicans nominated Larry Diedrich over Barbara Everist, also a South Dakota State Senator.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=51713 SD At-Large – Special R Convention Race – Jan 23, 2004 Our Campaigns Democrats chose attorney Stephanie Herseth, who had unsuccessfully challenged Janklow in 2002. The special election was closely watched by both parties in an effort to gain momentum going into the 2004 House elections. The Hill committees of both parties spent a combined total of two million dollars on advertising in South Dakota.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/elections/2004/sd South Dakota Politics March 7, 2010 The Washington Post Associated Press November 24, 2004 This election was especially important considering that in November 2004, in addition to this House seat, also up for election was Democratic Senator and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, who was facing a tough race against John Thune, who had only lost his bid for South Dakota's other U.S. Senate seat in 2002 by 524 votes. Herseth benefitted from her high name recognition from her previous run as well as her relation to the prominent Herseth family (one notable member of whom includes her grandfather Ralph Herseth, a former Governor of South Dakota). Vice President Dick Cheney came to South Dakota in March to campaign for Diedrich. Herseth narrowly prevailed over Diedrich as this made her the first woman elected in the Congress from the state of South Dakota since Gladys Pyle in 1938 Senate special election and the first Democratic woman to do so. Both of them also won the regular primaries held on the same day as the special election, with Herseth winning a full term in November 2004 in a rematch with Diedrich. Some Democrats claimed this special election victory, as well as another one in Kentucky's 6th congressional district months earlier, were harbingers of major Democratic victories in November. However, instead Republicans expanded their majorities in both congressional chambers, net-gaining three House seats and four Senate seats. Results South Dakota's at-large congressional district special election, 2004Official Returns 2004 Special Congressional Election http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_electioninfo04_specialelectionreturns.shtm https://web.archive.org/web/20100810152248/https://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/pastelections_electioninfo04_specialelectionreturns.shtm 2010-08-10 Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie Herseth 132,420 50.57% Republican Party (United States) Larry Diedrich 129,415 49.43% 261,835 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kingsbury (Largest city: De Smet) Lake (Largest city: Madison) Marshall (Largest city: Britton) Miner (Largest city: Howard) Minnehaha (Largest city: Sioux Falls) Moody (Largest city: Flandreau) Grant (Largest city: Milbank) Brule (Largest city: Chamberlain) Sanborn (Largest city: Woonsocket) (previously tied) Spink (largest city: Redfield) (previously tied) Yankton (largest city: Yankton) Jackson (largest city: Kadoka) See also 2004 United States elections 108th United States Congress References South Dakota 2004 at-large South Dakota 2004 at-large 2004 at-large Special South Dakota at-large Special United States House of Representatives at-large Special United States House of Representatives 2004 at-large