2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota

none February 2026 September 2023 2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota South Dakota presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota 2008 November 7, 2006 File:Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, official photo portrait, 2007 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Stephanie Herseth Democratic 230,468 69.09% File:Bruce W. Whalen was born and raised in Pine Ridge, SD (cropped).jpg Bruce Whalen Republican Party (United States) 97,864 29.34% 2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 260px County resultsHerseth: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Whalen: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Representative Stephanie Herseth Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie Herseth Democratic The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot. Democratic incumbent Stephanie Herseth was challenged by Republican nominee Chairman of the Shannon County (now known as Oglala Lakota County) Republican Party Bruce Whalen. Neither candidate was opposed in the June 6, 2006 primary. George W. Bush won in this district 60% to 38% over John Kerry in 2004. Herseth won all but one county in the state, that being Douglas County. General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2006 Competitive House Race Chart http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210001/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_house_comp_nov6.pdf 27 September 2007Safe D November 6, 2006 Rothenberg2006 House Ratings http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061107153417/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2006/11/2006-house-ratings_06.html 7 November 2006Safe D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball2006 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2006/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061110210331/http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/2006/house/ 10 November 2006Safe D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives-51.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 12 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061109025111/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives-51.html 9 November 2006 7 November 2006Safe D November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsBalance of Power Scorecard: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061117202830/http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html 17 November 2006Safe D November 7, 2006 Results Despite the strong performance of Republicans in many of the state elections held that year, including Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Rounds's 62%-36% victory over former state Representative Jack Billion, Herseth was nevertheless reelected by a landslide margin. South Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2006https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#41 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie Herseth (incumbent) 230,468 69.09% Republican Party (United States) Bruce W. Whalen 97,864 29.34% Libertarian Party (United States) Larry Rudebusch 5,230 1.57% 333,562 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Faulk (largest city: Faulkton) McPherson (largest city: Eureka) Potter (largest city: Gettysburg) Walworth (largest city: Mobridge) Campbell (largest city: Herreid) Haakon (largest city: Philip) Harding (largest city: Buffalo) Jones (largest city: Murdo) Butte (largest city: Belle Fourche) Perkins (largest city: Belle Fourche) Meade (largest city: Sturgis) Fall River (largest city: Hot Springs) Lawrence (largest city: Spearfish) Pennington (largest city: Rapid City) Custer (largest city: Custer) Tripp (largest city: Winner) Gregory (largest city: Gregory) Hanson (largest city: Alexandria) Hutchinson (largest city: Parkston) Lincoln (largest city: Sioux Falls) Sully (largest city: Onida) Hughes (largest city: Pierre) Hyde (largest city: Highmore) Hamlin (largest city: Estelline) References United States House of Representatives South Dakota 2006