2008Final results
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Nancy Turbak Berry (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Al Koistinen (R) by 8.1 points.
Nancy Turbak BerryDemocrat · winner
54.1%5,651
Al KoistinenRepublican
45.9%4,803
10,454 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