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1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 25

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

James K. Hutmacher (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating David L. Oneill (R) by 28.7 points.

James K. HutmacherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%5,799
David L. OneillRepublican
35.6%3,211
9,010 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

EvenR+45.11984R+3.21992D+3.91994D+28.71996D+50.32000R+3.32006

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