2014 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the U.S. representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district, who would represent the state of South Dakota in the 114th United States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of a U.S. senator from South Dakota, the governor of South Dakota, and other federal and state offices. Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Kristi Noem won reelection.
Republican nomination
Candidates
Declared
- Kristi Noem, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic nomination
Candidates
Declared
- Corinna Robinson, retired Army officer and Iraq War veteran
Declined
- Steve Jarding, educator, lecturer and political consultant
Independents and third parties
Candidates
Failed to make the ballot
- Charles "Chuck" Haan (Constitution), Independent candidate for the State House in 2000
Withdrew
- Lori Stacey (Constitution), nominee for Secretary of State of South Dakota in 2010 (ran for secretary of state)
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Safe R | November 4, 2014 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kristi Noem (R) | Corinna Robinson (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth University | October 24–27, 2014 | 429 | ± 4.7% | 61% | 34% | — | 5% |
| SurveyUSA | October 21–26, 2014 | 611 | ± 4% | 55% | 39% | — | 6% |
| Mason Dixon | October 20–23, 2014 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 56% | 35% | — | 9% |
| CBS/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 527 | ± 8% | 51% | 35% | 1% | 15% |
| SurveyUSA | October 1–5, 2014 | 616 | ± 4% | 55% | 37% | — | 7% |
| Nielson Brothers Polling | September 21–25, 2014 | 574 | ± 4.05% | 55% | 37% | — | 9% |
| SurveyUSA | September 3–7, 2014 | 510 | ± 4.4% | 53% | 40% | — | 6% |
| Nielson Brothers Polling | July 23–28, 2014 | 574 | ± 4.06% | 54% | 36% | — | 10% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kristi Noem (incumbent) | 183,834 | 66.53% | +9.08% | |
| Democratic | Corrina Robinson | 92,485 | 33.47% | −9.08% | |
| Total votes | 276,319 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)
- Day (largest city: Webster)
- Roberts (largest city: Sisseton)
- Brown (largest city: Aberdeen)
- Marshall (largest city: Britton)
See also
- United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2014
- 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election
- 2014 United States Senate elections
- 2014 United States elections
External links
- at Ballotpedia
- at OpenSecrets