2000Final results
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
H. Paul Dennert (D) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating Kent Hyde (Ind) by 53.3 points.
H. Paul DennertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.7%7,356
Kent HydeIndependent
23.3%2,240
9,596 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