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2006Final results

2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 33

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Dennis R. Schmidt (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis W. Finch (D) by 9.8 points.

Dennis R. SchmidtRepublican · winner
54.9%4,264
45.1%3,501
7,765 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

EvenR+24.41994R+36.52002R+33.52004R+9.82006R+17.32008R+29.32014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET