10 women in Congress who won’t be back

4. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D) of South Dakota

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In a closely followed and hotly contested campaign, Representative Herseth Sandlin lost by two percentage points to Kristi Noem, a member of the South Dakota House and one of Sarah Palin’s “mama grizzlies.”

Herseth Sandlin served three full terms (she was initially elected in a 2004 special election) as South Dakota’s lone House representative. In her most recent elections, she won 69 percent of the vote (2006) and 68 percent (2008).

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