2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Scott Heidepriem (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Dick Kelly (R) by 8.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Scott HeidepriemDemocrat · winner
54.3%5,378
Dick KellyRepublican · incumbent
45.7%4,519
9,897 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET