2006 general · November 7, 2006
2006 South Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every South Dakota House of Representatives district in the 2006 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 70 seats
After the electionD 20 · R 50
Races37
Changed party0
Unopposed8%3 races
Incumbents defeated6
Every district
D 20 · R 50
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Clayton Halverson · David Sigdestad (D) | 17.1 | |
| LD-2 | H. Paul Dennert · Burt Elliott (D) | 15.4 | |
| LD-3 | Al Novstrup · David Novstrup (R) | 2.1 | |
| LD-4 | Valentine Rausch · Steve Street (REP) | 4.3 | |
| LD-5 | Bob Faehn · Al Koistinen (R) | 5.8 | |
| LD-6 | Kristi L. Noem · Paul Nelson (R) | 14.3 | |
| LD-7 | Carol A. Pitts · Larry Tidemann (R) | 12.2 | |
| LD-8 | Russell Olson · Dave Gassman (REP) | 4.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Deb Peters · Richard A. Engels (REP) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Shantel Krebs · Roger Hunt (R) | 6.5 | |
| LD-11 | Keri K. Weems · Mark K. Willadsen (R) | 8.6 | |
| LD-12 | Hal Wick · Manny Steele (R) | 5.0 | |
| LD-13 | Bill Thompson · Phyllis M. Heineman (DEM) | 2.0 | |
| LD-14 | Marc S. Feinstein · Joni Clark Cutler (DEM) | 1.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-15 | Kathy Miles · Mary Glenski (D) | 16.9 | |
| LD-16 | Joel D. Dykstra · Margaret Vande Gillespie (REP) | 6.8 | |
| LD-17 | Jamie M. Boomgarden · Eldon Nygaard (REP) | 3.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-18 | Garry A. Moore · Charlotte Gilson (DEM) | 3.6 | |
| LD-19 | Gary Jerke · J. E. Putnam (R) | 13.4 | |
| LD-20 | Lance Carson · Mike Vehle (R) | 3.2 | |
| LD-21 | Thomas J. Deadrick · Kent Juhnke (R) | 2.6 | |
| LD-22 | Quinten L. Burg · Dale Hargens (D) | 3.0 | |
| LD-23 | Justin Davis · Tom Hackl (R) | 14.3 | |
| LD-24 | Ryan P. Olson · Tim Rounds (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-25 | Tim Rave · Dan Ahlers (REP) | 4.1 | |
| LD-26A | Larry Lucas (D) | 10.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-26B | Kim Vanneman (R) | 1.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-27 | Jim Bradford · Mark Devries (DEM) | 2.0 | |
| LD-28A | Thomas James Vannorman (D) | 20.7 | |
| LD-28B | Betty Olson (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Thomas J. Brunner · Larry Rhoden (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Gordon R. Pederson · Gordon Howie (R) | 7.5 | |
| LD-31 | Tom Hills · Charles M. Turbiville (R) | 7.0 | |
| LD-32 | Alan Hanks · Brian Dreyer (R) | 2.7 | |
| LD-33 | Donald D. Vanetten · Michael T. Buckingham (R) | 3.6 | |
| LD-34 | David Lust · Ed McLaughlin (R) | 13.9 | |
| LD-35 | Jeffrey Haverly · Mark Kirkeby (R) | 7.4 |
South Dakota House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner