2006Final results
2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Tom Dempster (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Paul Nielson (D) by 7.5 points.
Tom DempsterRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%4,250
Paul NielsonDemocrat
46.2%3,655
7,905 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