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2004Final results

2004 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Duane Sutton (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Ted Kneebone (D) by 39.3 points.

Duane SuttonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.6%7,584
Ted KneeboneDemocrat
30.4%3,305
10,889 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+11.41996R+5.12000R+45.72002R+39.32004D+0.32006R+9.92008

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