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2008Final results

2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Cooper Garnos (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Charon Asetoyer (D) by 45.9 points.

Cooper GarnosRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.9%6,428
27.1%2,385
8,813 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+28.42002D+41.12004R+16.52006R+45.92008R+43.22010D+18.92012

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