United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2012
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Dakota's At-large congressional district
South Dakota's At-large congressional district
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 statewide at-large....
, comprising the entire state of South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. The election will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election
United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...
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Declared candidates
- Jeff Barth, Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County, South DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 148,281 people, 57,996 households, and 37,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 60,237 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...
Commissioner
Potential candidates
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, former U.S. Representative
- Matt Varilek, staffer for Senator Tim Johnson
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kristi Noem (R) |
Stephanie H. Sandlin (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | January 28–30, 2011 | 1,045 | ± 3.0% | 45% | 46% | — | 8% |