[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 2, 2004.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     facsimile copy of a letter received from The Honorable Chris 
     Nelson, Secretary of State, State of South Dakota, indicating 
     that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special 
     election held June 1, 2004, the Honorable Stephanie Herseth 
     was elected Representative in congress for the At Large 
     Congressional District, State of South Dakota.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Jeff Trandahl.
       Attachment.
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                                           Secretary of State,

                                         Pierre, SD, June 2, 2004.
     Hon. Jeff Trandahl,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Trandahl: This is to advise you that the 
     unofficial results of the Special Election held on June 1, 
     2004 for Representative in Congress from the At-Large 
     Congressional District of South Dakota show that Stephanie 
     Herseth received 132,236 votes or 50.6% of the total number 
     of votes cast for that office.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that 
     Stephanie Herseth was elected as Representative in Congress 
     from the At-Large Congressional District of South Dakota.
       To the best of my knowledge and belief at this time, there 
     is no contest to this election.
       As soon as the official state canvass has been conducted on 
     June 8, an official certification of election will be 
     prepared for transmittal as required by law.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Chris Nelson.

  SOUTH DAKOTA CENTRAL ELECTION REPORTING SYSTEM STATE TOTALS--JUNE 1,
                                  2004
     [Statewide: Precincts reported: 798; precincts to report: 798]
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                    Name                       Party     Votes     Pct.
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Dem. Presidential:
    Howard Dean.............................       D       4,837     .06
    John Kerry..............................       D      69,454     .82
    Dennis Kucinich.........................       D       2,043     .02
    Lyndon Larouche.........................       D       2,942     .03
    Uncommitted delegates...................       D       5,104     .06
U.S. House:
    Larry Diedrich..........................       R     129,292     .49
    Stephanie Herseth.......................       D     132,236     .51
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