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1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 30

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Drue J. Vitter (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Duane J. Lammers (D) by 4.8 points.

Drue J. VitterRepublican · winner
52.4%5,805
47.6%5,276
11,081 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+14.51992R+5.01994R+4.81996R+44.42004R+22.82006R+29.22008

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