2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 26
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Julie Bartling (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Lee Weidner (R) by 18.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Julie BartlingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%4,374
Lee WeidnerRepublican
40.7%3,004
7,378 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