Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, U.S. Representative

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

U.S. Representative
Born
December 3, 1970
Current age
55
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2008–2010
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sandlin402,630
Opponents295,803
2
Elections run

Between 2008 and 2010, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Sandlin's biggest single-election total was 256,041 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in South Dakota's at-large district.

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How many votes has Stephanie Herseth Sandlin received?

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin has received 402,630 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. HouseSouth DakotaLost146,58945.89%Kristi Noem
B. Thomas Marking
2008U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon256,04167.56%Chris Lien
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H001037) and Wikidata (Q267740). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Stephanie Herseth Sandlin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/stephanie-herseth-sandlin. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.