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2008Final results

2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 18

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Jean Hunhoff (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating William Kerr (D) by 33.9 points.

Jean HunhoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%6,525
William KerrDemocrat
33.1%3,223
9,748 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+43.22002D+22.22004R+9.22006R+33.92008R+30.32012D+11.62014

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