2016 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district, who would represent the state of South Dakota in the 115th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 7.
Incumbent Republican Kristi Noem won re-election.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Kristi Noem, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Paula Hawks, South Dakota State Representative[1]
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kristi Noem (R) |
Paula Hawks (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielson Brothers Polling[2] | October 24–26, 2016 | 600 | ± 4% | 51% | 41% | — | 8% |
| Mason-Dixon[3] | October 18–20, 2016 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 59% | 35% | — | 6% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kristi Noem (incumbent) | 237,163 | 64.10% | −2.43% | |
| Democratic | Paula Hawks | 132,810 | 35.90% | +2.43% | |
| Total votes | 369,973 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Dem Paula Hawks starts House run against Kristi Noem". Capital Journal. Associated Press. August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Nielson Brothers Polling Archived 2016-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mason-Dixon
- ^ "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvass" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites (Archived)