2006Final results
2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Ben Nesselhuf (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Nathan J. Adams (R) by 37.0 points.
Ben NesselhufDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%5,375
Nathan J. AdamsRepublican
31.5%2,469
7,844 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