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2002Final results

2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 33

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Donald D. Vanetten (R), Michael T. Buckingham (R) won.

2 seats
Donald D. VanettenRepublican · winner · incumbent
44.4%4,317
Michael T. BuckinghamRepublican · winner
32.1%3,120
23.6%2,292
9,729 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+19.31996R+30.91998R+39.52000R+15.32002R+28.62004R+7.02006

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