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1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Steve Cutler (R), James Sperry (D) won.

2 seats
Steve CutlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.4%6,351
James SperryDemocrat · winner
26.3%5,016
24.9%4,739
15.4%2,936
19,042 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+13.81988R+15.11990D+9.81992R+14.51996R+3.91998D+2.32000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET