1996Final results
1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
H. Paul Dennert (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Rollin O. Christenson (R) by 18.0 points.
H. Paul DennertDemocrat · winner
59.0%5,898
Rollin O. ChristensonRepublican
41.0%4,098
9,996 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