Electionsββto the South Dakota Senate were held on November 3, 2020 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Voters in 35 single-member constituencies elected membersββto the "93rd Senate." Elections were also held in the state for U.S. president, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, and the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Primary elections were held on June 2, "2020."
Backgroundβ»
The Republican Party had been in majority control of the Senate since 1995. And had not come close to losing it since then. Although the Democratic Party held some support from urban areas and districts with a large Native American population, they had been losing seats over time; the last time Democrats held a number of seats in the double digits was 2010.
Predictionsβ»
Resultsβ»
Overviewβ»
Popular vote |
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Republican |
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72.83% |
Democratic |
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20.99% |
Libertarian |
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3.75% |
Others |
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2.43% |
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Senate seats |
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Republican |
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91.43% |
Democratic |
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8.57% |
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By districtβ»
Close racesβ»
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 26, 5.68%
- District 12, 8.14%
- District 15, 9.50%
Red denotes races won by Republicans. Blue denotes races won by Democrats.
Election resultsβ»
District 1β»
South Dakota Senate District 1 general election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Michael H. Rohl
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6,051
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55.19%
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Democratic
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Susan Wismer (Incumbent)
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4,913
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44.81%
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Total votes
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10,964
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100%
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Republican gain from Democratic
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District 2β»
South Dakota Senate District 2 general election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Brock L. Greenfield (Incumbent)
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8,154
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100%
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Total votes
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8,154
|
100%
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Republican hold
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District 3β»
South Dakota Senate District 3 general election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Al Novstrup (Incumbent)
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7,496
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100%
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Total votes
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7,496
|
100%
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Republican hold
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District 4β»
South Dakota Senate District 4 general election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
|
%
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Republican
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John Wiik (Incumbent)
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9,538
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82.62%
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Libertarian
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Daryl Root
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2,007
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17.38%
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Total votes
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11,545
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 5β»
South Dakota Senate District 5 general election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Lee Schoenbeck (Incumbent)
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8,272
|
79.04%
|
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Libertarian
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Adam Jewell
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2,193
|
20.96%
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Total votes
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10,465
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 6β»
South Dakota Senate District 6 general election
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
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%
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Republican
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Herman Otten
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10,194
|
66.74%
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Democratic
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Nancy Kirstein
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5,081
|
33.26%
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Total votes
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15,275
|
100
|
|
Republican hold
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District 7β»
South Dakota Senate District 7 general election
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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V.J. Smith (Incumbent)
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6,650
|
100%
|
Total votes
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6,650
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 8β»
South Dakota Senate District 8 general election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Casey Crabtree (Incumbent)
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7,829
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100%
|
Total votes
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7,829
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 9β»
South Dakota Senate District 9 general election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
|
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Republican
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Wayne H. Steinhauer (Incumbent)
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7,654
|
57.96%
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Democratic
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Suzanne "Suzie" Jones Pranger
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5,552
|
42.04%
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Total votes
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13,206
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 10β»
South Dakota Senate District 10 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Maggie Sutton (Incumbent)
|
7,205
|
100%
|
Total votes
|
7,205
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 11β»
South Dakota Senate District 11 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Jim Stalzer (Incumbent)
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8,244
|
60.47%
|
|
Democratic
|
Tom Cool
|
5,389
|
39.53%
|
Total votes
|
13,633
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 12β»
South Dakota Senate District 12 general election
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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R Blake Curd (Incumbent)
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6,599
|
54.07%
|
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Democratic
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Jessica Meyers
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5,606
|
45.93%
|
Total votes
|
12,205
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 13β»
South Dakota Senate District 13 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Republican
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Jack Kolbeck (Incumbent)
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7,490
|
56.28%
|
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Democratic
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Elizabeth "Liz" Larson
|
5,819
|
43.72%
|
Total votes
|
13,309
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 14β»
South Dakota Senate District 14 general election
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Larry P. Zikmund
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7,391
|
56.00%
|
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Democratic
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Timothy Reed
|
5,808
|
44.00%
|
Total votes
|
13,199
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 15β»
South Dakota Senate District 15 general election
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Reynold F. Nesiba (Incumbent)
|
4,127
|
54.75%
|
|
Republican
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Thor Bardon
|
3,411
|
45.25%
|
Total votes
|
7,538
|
100%
|
|
Democratic hold
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District 16β»
South Dakota Senate District 16 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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David L. Anderson (Incumbent)
|
8,383
|
100%
|
Total votes
|
8,383
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 17β»
South Dakota Senate District 17 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Republican
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Arthur Rusch (Incumbent)
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6,285
|
63.87%
|
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Democratic
|
Ailee Johns
|
3,122
|
31.72%
|
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Libertarian
|
Gregory Baldwin
|
434
|
4.41%
|
Total votes
|
9,841
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 18β»
South Dakota Senate District 18 general election
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Jean Hunhoff
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6,341
|
59.85%
|
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Democratic
|
Jordan Foos
|
4,255
|
40.15%
|
Total votes
|
10,597
|
100%
|
|
Republican gain from Democratic
|
District 19β»
South Dakota Senate District 19 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Kyle Schoenfish (Incumbent)
|
9,766
|
100%
|
Total votes
|
9,766
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 20β»
South Dakota Senate District 20 general election
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Republican
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Joshua Klumb (Incumbent)
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8,516
|
85.09%
|
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Libertarian
|
Alexander Martin
|
1,492
|
14.91%
|
Total votes
|
10,008
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 21β»
South Dakota Senate District 21 general election
Party
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Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Republican
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Erin Tobin
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7,629
|
79.21%
|
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Democratic
|
Dan Kerner Andersson
|
2,002
|
20.79%
|
Total votes
|
9,631
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 22β»
South Dakota Senate District 22 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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David Wheeler
|
7,397
|
100%
|
Total votes
|
7,397
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
|
District 23β»
South Dakota Senate District 23 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Bryan J. Breitling
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9,519
|
89.56%
|
|
Libertarian
|
CJ Abernathey
|
1,110
|
10.44%
|
Total votes
|
10,629
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
|
District 24β»
South Dakota Senate District 24 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Mary Duvall
|
9,254
|
100%
|
Total votes
|
9,254
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 25β»
South Dakota Senate District 25 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
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Republican
|
Marsha Symens
|
7,580
|
58.86%
|
|
Independent
|
Rick W Knobe
|
4,205
|
32.65%
|
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Independent
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Seth William Van't Hof
|
1,093
|
8.49%
|
Total votes
|
12,878
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 26β»
South Dakota Senate District 26 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Troy Heinert (Incumbent)
|
4,416
|
52.84%
|
|
Republican
|
Joel Koskan
|
3,941
|
47.16%
|
Total votes
|
8,357
|
100%
|
|
Democratic hold
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District 27β»
South Dakota Senate District 27 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Red Dawn Foster (Incumbent)
|
3,829
|
56.25%
|
|
Republican
|
Judd W Schomp
|
2,978
|
43.75%
|
Total votes
|
6,807
|
100%
|
|
Democratic hold
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District 28β»
South Dakota Senate District 28 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Ryan M. Maher (Incumbent)
|
7,506
|
100%
|
Total votes
|
7,506
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 29β»
South Dakota Senate District 29 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Gary L. Cammack (Incumbent)
|
9,350
|
77.88%
|
|
Libertarian
|
Kent Wilsey
|
2,656
|
22.12%
|
Total votes
|
12,006
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 30β»
South Dakota Senate District 30 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Julie Frye-Mueller
|
10,043
|
71.28%
|
|
Libertarian
|
A. Gideon Oakes
|
4,046
|
28.72%
|
Total votes
|
14,089
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 31β»
South Dakota Senate District 31 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Timothy R. Johns
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9,911
|
100%
|
Total votes
|
9,911
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 32β»
South Dakota Senate District 32 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Helene Duhamel (Incumbent)
|
7,397
|
64.10%
|
|
Democratic
|
Michael Calabrese
|
4,143
|
35.90%
|
Total votes
|
11,540
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 33β»
South Dakota Senate District 33 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
David Johnson
|
11,369
|
68.13%
|
|
Democratic
|
Ryan A. Ryder
|
5,317
|
31.87%
|
Total votes
|
16,686
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 34β»
South Dakota Senate District 34 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
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Michael G Diedrich
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8,079
|
64.38%
|
|
Democratic
|
George Nelson
|
4,470
|
35.62%
|
Total votes
|
12,549
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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District 35β»
South Dakota Senate District 35 general election
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Republican
|
Jessica Castleberry (Incumbent)
|
6,012
|
61.60%
|
|
Democratic
|
Brian Gentry
|
3,747
|
38.40%
|
Total votes
|
9,759
|
100%
|
|
Republican hold
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