South Dakota
Smart Politics Projections: South Dakota U.S. House
Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin has no padding at the top of the ticket
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: South Dakota State Senate
Strong Republican presence at top of the ticket to boost GOP advantage in State Senate
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: South Dakota House
Republicans to flirt with 50-seat mark once again in lower chamber
Read MoreElection Profile: South Dakota’s At-Large Congressional Seat
Democrats won the first seven at-large races, and 11 of 15 overall, since the number of South Dakota’s representatives dropped from two to one in 1982
Read MoreMinnesota Unemployment Numbers and Trends at a Glance
Gopher State job data trend lines generally favorable compared to the nation and the Upper Midwest region
Read MoreLoss by Herseth Sandlin in 2010 South Dakota US House Race Would Be Historic
Defeat of four-term Democratic Congresswoman would mark biggest fall since statehood for a South Dakota U.S. House incumbent in back-to-back contested elections
Read MoreCan the DFL Win Minnesota’s Governorship in the Face of a GOP Sweep of its Upper Midwestern Neighbors?
Democrats have won gubernatorial elections in Minnesota only four times since statehood without also holding one of its neighboring four states; last time was 1954
Read MoreWill the GOP Sweep North and South Dakota’s U.S. House Seats?
Republicans have never carried both single-member at-large districts in the same election cycle; Democrats have won 25 of 29 U.S. House contests in the Dakotas since 1982
Read MoreWill Margaret Anderson Kelliher Break the Upper Midwestern Glass Ceiling?
Just 17 women have appeared on the gubernatorial ballot in 257 elections across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; only 2 from major political parties
Read MoreDemocratic Party Failure to Field Candidate in South Dakota U.S. Senate Race Is Historic
The South Dakota Democratic Party’s plunge from 49 percent of the vote in 2004 to falling off the ballot in 2010 is the greatest in the nation since the end of WWII
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