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2004Final results

2004 election for South Dakota Legislative District 32

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Stanford M. Adelstein (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Ackerman (D) by 27.7 points.

Stanford M. AdelsteinRepublican · winner
63.9%6,498
Jim AckermanDemocrat
36.1%3,678
10,176 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

EvenR+13.91994R+29.61996R+38.71998R+27.72004D+5.02006R+3.42008

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