2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Margaret Vande Gillespie (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth D. Albers (R) by 1.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Margaret Vande GillespieDemocrat · winner
50.5%5,931
Kenneth D. AlbersRepublican · incumbent
49.5%5,813
11,744 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET