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2008 South Dakota General Election Data
County Races and Ballot Questions - November 4, 2008
| Race | County | Party | District | Vote For | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation District Supervisor, Urban Area | Aurora | NON | Aurora Conservation District | 1 | James A. Vissia | 507 | 39.67% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Urban Area | Aurora | NON | Aurora Conservation District | 1 | Gregg A. Sly | 771 | 60.33% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Bennett | DEM | Bennett | 2 | John "Bink" DuBray Jr. | 274 | 13.42% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Bennett | DEM | Bennett | 2 | Newton L. Cummings | 652 | 31.93% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Bennett | IND | Bennett | 2 | Wayne Bond | 467 | 22.87% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Bennett | IND | Bennett | 2 | Gwen Ward | 253 | 12.39% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Bennett | IND | Bennett | 2 | Robert Buresh | 396 | 19.39% |
| County Commissioner | Bon Homme | REP | District 4 | 1 | John P Hauck | 331 | 57.57% |
| County Commissioner | Bon Homme | IND | District 4 | 1 | Bernie J Kostal | 244 | 42.43% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Brookings | DEM | Brookings | 2 | Deanna L. Santema | 7308 | 39.14% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Brookings | REP | Brookings | 2 | Al L. Gregg | 5888 | 31.54% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Brookings | REP | Brookings | 2 | Emil Klavetter | 5475 | 29.32% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Brown | DEM | Brown | 2 | Dale Kurth | 4531 | 15.02% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Brown | DEM | Brown | 2 | Burt Elliott | 8977 | 29.76% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Brown | REP | Brown | 2 | Duane Sutton | 8348 | 27.67% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Brown | REP | Brown | 2 | Randy J. Grismer | 4684 | 15.53% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Brown | IND | Brown | 2 | Michael Crady | 3627 | 12.02% |
| County Commissioner | Buffalo | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Ronald W. Petersen | 100 | 61.73% |
| County Commissioner | Buffalo | IND | District 2 | 1 | Michael Scott | 62 | 38.27% |
| County Commissioner | Charles Mix | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Carrol "Red" Allen | 517 | 38.93% |
| County Commissioner | Charles Mix | REP | District 2 | 1 | Neil VonEschen | 811 | 61.07% |
| County Commissioner | Clark | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Clara J Luvaas | 181 | 52.01% |
| County Commissioner | Clark | DEM | District 4 | 1 | Roberta Heim | 200 | 46.30% |
| County Commissioner | Clark | IND | District 2 | 1 | Douglas M. Loomis | 167 | 47.99% |
| County Commissioner | Clark | REP | District 4 | 1 | Eugene D. Furness | 232 | 53.70% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | DEM | Clay | 3 | Raymond (Dusty) Passick | 2625 | 18.61% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | DEM | Clay | 3 | Jerry Wilson | 1721 | 12.20% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | DEM | Clay | 3 | Leo F Powell | 2576 | 18.26% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | REP | Clay | 3 | Craig W Myron | 1620 | 11.48% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | REP | Clay | 3 | Donna Schafer | 1552 | 11.00% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | REP | Clay | 3 | Travis Mockler | 1600 | 11.34% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | IND | Clay | 3 | Dennis A Zimmerman | 658 | 4.66% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | IND | Clay | 3 | Grant A Sammelson | 821 | 5.82% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | IND | Clay | 3 | Stan Peterson | 459 | 3.25% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Clay | IND | Clay | 3 | Harlan Nielsen | 475 | 3.37% |
| States Attorney | Clay | DEM | Clay | 1 | Teddi J Gertsma | 3075 | 56.62% |
| States Attorney | Clay | REP | Clay | 1 | Grant L Walker | 2356 | 43.38% |
| County Commissioner | Codington | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Lavern Marquardt | 1084 | 55.65% |
| County Commissioner | Codington | REP | District 2 | 1 | Mark D. O`Neill | 864 | 44.35% |
| Sheriff | Codington | REP | Codington | 1 | Toby S. Wishard | 8816 | 75.67% |
| Sheriff | Codington | IND | Codington | 1 | Todd Fuerstenau | 2834 | 24.33% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Custer | DEM | Custer | 2 | Barbara Hanson | 1567 | 24.17% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Custer | REP | Custer | 2 | David N. Hazeltine | 2376 | 36.65% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Custer | REP | Custer | 2 | Mark Hartman | 2540 | 39.18% |
| County Commissioner | Davison | DEM | District 4 | 1 | James S. Handsel | 855 | 46.19% |
| County Commissioner | Davison | REP | District 4 | 1 | Richard Ziegler | 996 | 53.81% |
| County Treasurer | Davison | DEM | Davison | 1 | Maggie Eliason | 2843 | 34.93% |
| County Treasurer | Davison | REP | Davison | 1 | Brenda Stunes | 5297 | 65.07% |
| County Commissioner | Day | DEM | District 3 | 1 | Richard L. Tobin | 319 | 53.17% |
| County Commissioner | Day | REP | District 3 | 1 | Bob Anderson | 281 | 46.83% |
| County Commissioner | Deuel | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Gordon W. Anderson | 260 | 64.84% |
| County Commissioner | Deuel | REP | District 2 | 1 | Todd Johnson | 141 | 35.16% |
| County Treasurer | Dewey | DEM | Dewey | 1 | Kelli Goldade | 1010 | 50.78% |
| County Treasurer | Dewey | REP | Dewey | 1 | John Alley | 979 | 49.22% |
| County Treasurer | Edmunds | DEM | Edmunds | 1 | Dianne Stafford | 1433 | 70.35% |
| County Treasurer | Edmunds | IND | Edmunds | 1 | Rhonda Geditz | 604 | 29.65% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Fall River | DEM | Fall River | 3 | Carl W. Atchley | 993 | 11.73% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Fall River | DEM | Fall River | 3 | Anne I. Cassens | 1872 | 22.12% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Fall River | REP | Fall River | 3 | Paul Nabholz | 1562 | 18.46% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Fall River | REP | Fall River | 3 | Joe Allen | 2228 | 26.33% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Fall River | REP | Fall River | 3 | Mike Ortner | 1808 | 21.36% |
| States Attorney | Fall River | DEM | Fall River | 1 | James G. Sword | 2099 | 60.11% |
| States Attorney | Fall River | IND | Fall River | 1 | Kari L. Nordstrom | 1393 | 39.89% |
| County Treasurer | Faulk | REP | Faulk | 1 | Sherry Fix | 1095 | 92.09% |
| County Treasurer | Faulk | IND | Faulk | 1 | David Huss | 94 | 7.91% |
| County Commissioner | Grant | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Keith Welberg | 370 | 48.05% |
| County Commissioner | Grant | REP | District 2 | 1 | Clayton Tucholke | 400 | 51.95% |
| County Commissioner | Gregory | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Lance Matucha | 306 | 54.64% |
| County Commissioner | Gregory | REP | District 2 | 1 | Robert N. Gnirk | 254 | 45.36% |
| States Attorney | Haakon | IND | Haakon | 1 | Gay Tollefson | 675 | 60.54% |
| States Attorney | Haakon | REP | Haakon | 1 | Ralph A Kemnitz | 440 | 39.46% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Rural Landowner or Occupier | Hamlin | NON | Hamlin Conservation District | 1 | Jared Namken | 1488 | 67.91% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Rural Landowner or Occupier | Hamlin | NON | Hamlin Conservation District | 1 | Leonard R. Saathoff | 703 | 32.09% |
| County Commissioner | Hamlin | DEM | District 3 | 1 | Richard Donley | 155 | 37.26% |
| County Commissioner | Hamlin | REP | District 3 | 1 | Daniel Jensen | 261 | 62.74% |
| Bond Issue : Shall the County of Hanson, South Dakota, issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $3,410,000.00 and maturing over a time period no longer than twenty (20) years, for the purpose of funding the construction of a new Courthouse facility? | Hanson | Hanson | 1 | Yes | 1299 | 63.68% | |
| Bond Issue : Shall the County of Hanson, South Dakota, issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $3,410,000.00 and maturing over a time period no longer than twenty (20) years, for the purpose of funding the construction of a new Courthouse facility? | Hanson | Hanson | 1 | No | 741 | 36.32% | |
| County Commissioner | Hyde | REP | District 2 | 1 | Philip Kusser | 61 | 39.35% |
| County Commissioner | Hyde | DEM | District 4 | 1 | Ronald Van Den Berg | 84 | 50.91% |
| County Commissioner | Hyde | IND | District 2 | 1 | Renata Cowman | 94 | 60.65% |
| County Commissioner | Hyde | REP | District 4 | 1 | Robert A Bawdon | 81 | 49.09% |
| County Treasurer | Jerauld | DEM | Jerauld | 1 | Connie Ness | 800 | 72.46% |
| County Treasurer | Jerauld | REP | Jerauld | 1 | Bonnie Powell | 304 | 27.54% |
| County Commissioner | Kingsbury | DEM | District 2 | 1 | William Rydbom | 224 | 39.44% |
| County Commissioner | Kingsbury | REP | District 2 | 1 | Shelley R. Nelson | 344 | 60.56% |
| States Attorney | Kingsbury | REP | Kingsbury | 1 | Gary W Schumacher | 787 | 29.70% |
| States Attorney | Kingsbury | IND | Kingsbury | 1 | Gregg A Gass | 1863 | 70.30% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lake | DEM | Lake | 3 | Gene O. Anderson | 2282 | 16.42% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lake | DEM | Lake | 3 | Craig A. Johannsen | 2740 | 19.71% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lake | REP | Lake | 3 | Chris S. Giles | 3269 | 23.52% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lake | REP | Lake | 3 | Roger Hageman | 2845 | 20.47% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lake | REP | Lake | 3 | Dan Bohl | 2765 | 19.89% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lawrence | DEM | Lawrence | 2 | Judy C Gray | 3643 | 19.09% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lawrence | DEM | Lawrence | 2 | Dinah Paris | 3361 | 17.62% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lawrence | REP | Lawrence | 2 | Terry W Weisenberg | 5742 | 30.10% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lawrence | REP | Lawrence | 2 | Daryl D Johnson | 6333 | 33.19% |
| County Commissioner | Lincoln | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Burdell Coplan | 933 | 39.52% |
| County Commissioner | Lincoln | REP | District 2 | 1 | David Gillespie | 1428 | 60.48% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lyman | DEM | Lyman | 2 | Eugene Mertens | 806 | 33.72% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lyman | DEM | Lyman | 2 | Rod Diedrich | 779 | 32.59% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Lyman | REP | Lyman | 2 | Leroy Choal | 805 | 33.68% |
| States Attorney | Lyman | IND | Lyman | 1 | Anita L. Fuoss | 935 | 63.61% |
| States Attorney | Lyman | IND | Lyman | 1 | David V. Natvig | 535 | 36.39% |
| County Commissioner | Marshall | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Myles J. DeVine | 282 | 60.52% |
| County Commissioner | Marshall | REP | District 2 | 1 | Barbara B. Kuske | 184 | 39.48% |
| County Commissioner | McCook | REP | District 4 | 1 | Roger Hofer | 162 | 33.20% |
| County Commissioner | McCook | IND | District 4 | 1 | Ron Scharffenberg | 201 | 41.19% |
| County Commissioner | McCook | IND | District 4 | 1 | Mark Vondra | 89 | 18.24% |
| County Commissioner | McCook | IND | District 4 | 1 | Ronald M. Leitheiser | 36 | 7.38% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Taxpayer of Real Property | McPherson | NON | McPherson Conservation District | 1 | Lee L Kindelspire | 678 | 61.92% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Taxpayer of Real Property | McPherson | NON | McPherson Conservation District | 1 | Melvin Kallas | 417 | 38.08% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Urban Area | McPherson | NON | McPherson Conservation District | 1 | John Weisser | 596 | 51.56% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Urban Area | McPherson | NON | McPherson Conservation District | 1 | Matthew L Schaefer | 560 | 48.44% |
| County Commissioner | Meade | REP | District 2 | 1 | Penny D. Harvey-Green | 1064 | 48.85% |
| County Commissioner | Meade | IND | District 2 | 1 | Doreen Allison-Creed | 1114 | 51.15% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Minnehaha | DEM | Minnehaha | 2 | Clarence Kooistra | 29929 | 25.19% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Minnehaha | DEM | Minnehaha | 2 | Terry Tronson | 22657 | 19.07% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Minnehaha | REP | Minnehaha | 2 | John Pekas | 35291 | 29.70% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Minnehaha | REP | Minnehaha | 2 | Dick Kelly | 30958 | 26.05% |
| County Commissioner | Moody | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Bill A Nibbelink | 348 | 47.22% |
| County Commissioner | Moody | DEM | District 4 | 1 | David Johnson | 277 | 49.82% |
| County Commissioner | Moody | REP | District 2 | 1 | Thomas B. Peper | 389 | 52.78% |
| County Commissioner | Moody | REP | District 4 | 1 | David Stenberg | 279 | 50.18% |
| County Treasurer | Moody | DEM | Moody | 1 | Joseph F Firman | 1012 | 32.48% |
| County Treasurer | Moody | REP | Moody | 1 | Linette K. Christensen | 2104 | 67.52% |
| Referendum : | Moody | Moody | 1 | Yes | 850 | 27.06% | |
| Referendum : | Moody | Moody | 1 | No | 2291 | 72.94% | |
| County Commissioner | Perkins | DEM | District 4 | 1 | Carrie A. Hulm | 149 | 42.33% |
| County Commissioner | Perkins | REP | District 4 | 1 | James Gochenour | 203 | 57.67% |
| States Attorney | Perkins | REP | Perkins | 1 | Shane C. Penfield | 1311 | 78.98% |
| States Attorney | Perkins | IND | Perkins | 1 | Elton R. Anson | 349 | 21.02% |
| County Commissioner | Roberts | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Tim Zempel | 574 | 55.57% |
| County Commissioner | Roberts | DEM | District 4 | 1 | Roger George | 712 | 73.63% |
| County Commissioner | Roberts | REP | District 2 | 1 | Louis Voeltz | 459 | 44.43% |
| County Commissioner | Roberts | REP | District 4 | 1 | Larry Wanous | 255 | 26.37% |
| States Attorney | Roberts | DEM | Roberts | 1 | Kay F. Nikolas | 1451 | 32.78% |
| States Attorney | Roberts | REP | Roberts | 1 | Kerry M. Cameron | 2976 | 67.22% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Rural Landowner or Occupier | Sanborn | NON | Sanborn Conservation District | 1 | Donald Klinkner | 437 | 40.61% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Rural Landowner or Occupier | Sanborn | NON | Sanborn Conservation District | 1 | Mark D Snedeker | 639 | 59.39% |
| County Commissioner | Shannon | DEM | District 4 | 1 | Wendell W. Yellow Bull | 625 | 77.74% |
| County Commissioner | Shannon | DEM | District 3 | 1 | Francis S. Pumpkin Seed | 531 | 78.55% |
| County Commissioner | Shannon | IND | District 4 | 1 | Marie T. Fox Belly | 179 | 22.26% |
| County Commissioner | Shannon | REP | District 3 | 1 | Peggy Pourier Coomes | 145 | 21.45% |
| County Commissioner | Spink | REP | District 2 | 1 | Kenneth Buchholz | 265 | 39.38% |
| County Commissioner | Spink | IND | District 2 | 1 | Brian G. Johnson | 408 | 60.62% |
| County Treasurer | Spink | DEM | Spink | 1 | Kathy Ludwig | 2759 | 88.51% |
| County Treasurer | Spink | IND | Spink | 1 | Robert D. Isaacson | 358 | 11.49% |
| County Commissioner | Todd | REP | District 2 | 1 | Gregg Grimshaw | 359 | 60.44% |
| County Commissioner | Todd | DEM | District 4 | 1 | Howard Heinert | 204 | 49.16% |
| County Commissioner | Todd | IND | District 2 | 1 | Cyril "Whitie" Scott | 235 | 39.56% |
| County Commissioner | Todd | IND | District 4 | 1 | Alec Whipple | 211 | 50.84% |
| County Commissioner | Tripp | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Doris Miner | 318 | 49.00% |
| County Commissioner | Tripp | DEM | District 4 | 1 | Greg English | 335 | 61.24% |
| County Commissioner | Tripp | REP | District 2 | 1 | Dan Forgey | 331 | 51.00% |
| County Commissioner | Tripp | REP | District 4 | 1 | Neil Farnsworth | 212 | 38.76% |
| County Commissioner | Turner | DEM | District 4 | 1 | Gary Kropuenske | 340 | 45.33% |
| County Commissioner | Turner | REP | District 4 | 1 | John Overby | 410 | 54.67% |
| County Commissioner | Union | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Doyle Karpen | 804 | 55.41% |
| County Commissioner | Union | DEM | District 4 | 1 | David Duncan | 360 | 30.61% |
| County Commissioner | Union | IND | District 2 | 1 | Jon (Scott) Davis | 647 | 44.59% |
| County Commissioner | Union | REP | District 4 | 1 | Marvin L. Schempp | 522 | 44.39% |
| County Commissioner | Union | IND | District 4 | 1 | Roger Boldenow | 294 | 25.00% |
| County Coroner | Union | REP | Union | 1 | Justin W. Boyd | 3358 | 55.06% |
| County Coroner | Union | IND | Union | 1 | Jim Christenson | 2741 | 44.94% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Rural Landowner or Occupier | Walworth | NON | Walworth Conservation District | 1 | David Witlock | 1157 | 64.39% |
| Conservation District Supervisor, Rural Landowner or Occupier | Walworth | NON | Walworth Conservation District | 1 | Marlow Schaffer | 640 | 35.61% |
| County Commissioner | Walworth | DEM | District 2 | 1 | Harold Forbes | 209 | 51.99% |
| County Commissioner | Walworth | REP | District 2 | 1 | James A. Spiry | 193 | 48.01% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Yankton | REP | Yankton | 2 | Mark E. Johnson | 5073 | 37.16% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Yankton | REP | Yankton | 2 | Dallas E. Harkness | 2829 | 20.72% |
| County Commissioner At Large | Yankton | IND | Yankton | 2 | Donna R. Freng | 5749 | 42.11% |
| County Coroner | Yankton | DEM | Yankton | 1 | Melisa L. Smith | 4270 | 50.32% |
| County Coroner | Yankton | REP | Yankton | 1 | Arica K. Nickles | 4216 | 49.68% |