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South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin’s reelection effort appears to be suffering from the same political backlash as those of many incumbents around the nation.

The first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of likely voters in South Dakota finds Herseth Sandlin ahead of Republican challenger Chris Nelson by just seven points, leading him 45% to 38%. Six percent (6%) prefer some other candidate, and 11% are undecided.

But she holds double-digit leads over two other GOP hopefuls in the race for South Dakota’s only House seat.

Incumbents who earn less than 50% of the vote at this stage of a campaign are considered potentially vulnerable.