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2008Final results

2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Scott Heidepriem (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Phyllis M. Heineman (R) by 5.1 points.

Scott HeidepriemDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%5,720
47.5%5,167
10,887 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

EvenR+12.12002R+14.22004D+8.72006D+5.12008R+12.52010R+20.22012

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