2008Final results
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 33
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Dennis R. Schmidt (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis W. Finch (D) by 17.3 points.
Dennis R. SchmidtRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%5,571
Dennis W. FinchDemocrat
41.4%3,931
9,502 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