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2004Final results

2004 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Julie Bartling (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Stephen N. Cournoyer Jr. (R) by 41.1 points.

Julie BartlingDemocrat · winner
70.6%7,325
29.4%3,057
10,382 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+29.61996D+43.72000D+28.42002D+41.12004R+16.52006R+45.92008

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