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2008Final results

2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Ryan M. Maher (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Les Wolff (R) by 24.7 points.

Ryan M. MaherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%5,134
Les WolffRepublican
37.7%3,101
8,235 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+15.32000R+17.32004D+8.02006D+24.72008R+44.12010R+9.32014

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