2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 25
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Dan Ahlers (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating L. Paul Jensen (R) by 17.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dan AhlersDemocrat · winner
58.5%6,502
L. Paul JensenRepublican
41.5%4,613
11,115 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