2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 32
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Stanford M. Adelstein (R) won with 34.9% of the vote, defeating Elli Schwiesow (Ind) by 1.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Stanford M. AdelsteinRepublican · winner
34.9%3,834
Elli SchwiesowIndependent
33.5%3,683
Thomas M. KatusDemocrat · incumbent
31.5%3,464
10,981 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