1996Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 10
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
David R. Munson (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Chet Jones (D) by 9.6 points, a seat another party won last time.
David R. MunsonRepublican · winner
54.8%6,163
Chet JonesDemocrat · incumbent
45.2%5,087
11,250 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET