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Sandy Jerstad

State Senate candidate from South Dakota who won a razor-thin 0.2-point race in 2006

Democratic
State Senate
Electoral Grade
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1
Races
1-0
W-L (100%)
+0.2
Avg Margin
2006
Career Span
Best: +0.2 (2006 State Senate)Worst: 0.2 (2006 State Senate)
100%
Win Rate
5K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
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Career Timeline

5,175
Candidate Votes
50.1%
Vote %
10,330
Total Votes
+0.2%
Margin
Top opponent: William F EarleyREP

Geographic Performance

1 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

1 races available

Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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