2000Final results
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Daniel D. Sutton (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Belatti (R) by 12.6 points.
Daniel D. SuttonDemocrat · winner
56.3%4,897
Richard BelattiRepublican
43.7%3,803
8,700 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