2000Final results
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Paul Symens (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Alpha Behrns (R) by 29.9 points.
Paul SymensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%5,642
Alpha BehrnsRepublican
35.1%3,046
8,688 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET