1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Dick Hainje (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Chell (D) by 28.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dick HainjeRepublican · winner
64.1%6,297
Dale L. ChellDemocrat
35.9%3,526
9,823 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