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1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 15

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Rebecca Dunn (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Phil Hanson (R) by 31.9 points.

Rebecca DunnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%4,573
Phil HansonRepublican
34.0%2,361
6,934 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

EvenD+13.31984D+21.01990D+26.01994D+31.91996D+14.91998D+30.62000

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