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2008Final results

2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Lance Carson (R), Noel Hamiel (R) won.

2 seats
Lance CarsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.1%5,599
Noel HamielRepublican · winner
30.1%5,092
19.3%3,262
17.6%2,981
16,934 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+34.42002R+17.42004R+5.82006R+21.92008R+14.62012R+16.22014

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