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2000Final results

2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 30

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Drue J. Vitter (R) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Nathan A. Barton (Lib) by 59.0 points.

Drue J. VitterRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.5%9,088
Nathan A. BartonLibertarian
20.5%2,345
11,433 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

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