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2006Final results

2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Daniel D. Sutton (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating John Toates (R) by 15.0 points.

Daniel D. SuttonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%5,456
John ToatesRepublican
42.5%4,035
9,491 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

EvenD+3.31998D+12.62000D+20.42004D+15.02006R+10.62008R+26.72012

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