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