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2006Final results

2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 7

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Orville B. Smidt (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Harold W. Widvey (D) by 14.3 points.

Orville B. SmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%4,634
42.8%3,472
8,106 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+30.01996R+9.71998R+14.32004R+14.32006D+2.32008R+8.32010

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