2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 18
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Jean Hunhoff (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Curt Bernard (D) by 9.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jean HunhoffRepublican · winner
54.6%4,811
Curt BernardDemocrat
45.4%3,999
8,810 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