2002Final results
2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 4
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Larry Diedrich (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Eugene Schulte (D) by 36.5 points.
Larry DiedrichRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%6,609
Eugene SchulteDemocrat
31.8%3,078
9,687 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