1996Final results
1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Charles E. Flowers (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Ben F. Hofer (R) by 29.6 points.
Charles E. FlowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%5,996
Ben F. HoferRepublican
35.2%3,260
9,256 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