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1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 6

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Randy Frederick (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Phillip K. Cyre (D) by 15.5 points.

Randy FrederickRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%6,005
42.2%4,390
10,395 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+24.71990R+9.91992R+43.41994R+15.51996R+2.12000R+11.62002

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