2000Final results
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
John J. Reedy (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Donna J. Schafer (R) by 1.8 points.
John J. ReedyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%3,976
Donna J. SchaferRepublican
49.1%3,837
7,813 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