2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Nancy J. Turbak (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis Arnold (R) by 3.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Nancy J. TurbakDemocrat · winner
51.9%4,797
Dennis ArnoldRepublican
48.1%4,451
9,248 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