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2008Final results

2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 6

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Arthur E. Fryslie (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Dennis E. Nemmers (D) by 26.0 points.

Arthur E. FryslieRepublican · winner
63.0%5,847
37.0%3,431
9,278 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+11.62002R+38.12004R+21.12006R+26.02008R+30.92012R+43.62014

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