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Residence. Houghton, South Dakota. Alma mater. University of South Dakota. Profession. Rancher. Ralph Lars Herseth (born June 16, 1946) is an American former politician. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1979 to 1986 and in the Senate from 1989 to 1996.
Sep 19, 2018 · Bob Mercer. Public Opinion Capitol Bureau. 0:04. 0:48. Former Brown County legislator and former Democratic governor nominee Lars Herseth and wife Diane visited the statue of his father, former...
Aug 14, 2020 · Lars Herseth, her father, was a longtime Democratic leader in the Legislature who just missed being elected governor in 1986.
Lars Herseth, her father, was a longtime Democratic leader in the Legislature who just missed being elected governor in 1986.
Nov 6, 2018 · 1986: George S. Mickelson defeats Lars Herseth, 51.8 percent to 48.2 percent, and the closest outcome since governors began serving four-year terms.
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Sep 13, 2017 · She was the widow of former Democrat Gov. Ralph Herseth, who served a single term, 1959 and 1960, and who died in 1969. In the 1972 election, Lorna Herseth won the race for secretary of...
21st Governor of South Dakota. Time in office: 1959 – 1961. Birth: July 2, 1909, near Houghton, South Dakota. Death: January 24, 1969, Aberdeen, South Dakota. The son of Norwegian immigrants, Ralph Herseth was born on his family’s farm near Houghton in 1909. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1928.
