2002Final results
2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Sam Nachtigal (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating David V. Natvig (R) by 28.4 points.
Sam NachtigalDemocrat · winner
64.2%6,163
David V. NatvigRepublican
35.8%3,440
9,603 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET