Native American Vote Propels Herseth into Congress
Thursday, June 3, 2004 at 03:57PM
TheSpook
South Dakota
Indian voters helped elect Democrat Stephanie
Herseth to the House of Representatives
Tuesday despite a low voter turnout.Herseth defeated
Republican Larry Diedrich by acount of 51 percent,
132,377 votes, to 49 percent, 129,396 votes, andwill
serve out the remaining seven months of Bill
Janklow's term. Janklow left Congress following a
conviction for manslaughter.[more]
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