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2000Final results

2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Dennis Daugaard (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Beaner (D) by 33.3 points.

Dennis DaugaardRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%6,218
33.3%3,111
9,329 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

EvenD+13.61994R+18.31996R+24.81998R+33.32000R+6.62002R+13.52004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET