2002Final results
2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 30
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Drue J. Vitter (R) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Gwendolyn Caldwell (Lib) by 58.5 points.
Drue J. VitterRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.3%7,681
Gwendolyn CaldwellLibertarian
20.7%2,009
9,690 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