2006Final results
2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Jay L. Duenwald (R) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Merlyn Schutterle (Ind) by 62.2 points.
Jay L. DuenwaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.3%6,589
Merlyn SchutterleIndependent
14.0%1,213
Wayne E. SchmidtIndependent
9.7%836
8,638 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