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2002Final results

2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

H. Paul Dennert (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Walter Mundstock (R) by 37.9 points.

H. Paul DennertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%6,947
31.0%3,126
10,073 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

EvenD+30.81990D+18.01996D+37.91998D+37.92002D+4.92004D+11.22006

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