2010Final results
2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Eldon Nygaard (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Terri Jorgenson (R) by 6.8 points.
Eldon NygaardDemocrat · winner
53.4%3,895
Terri JorgensonRepublican
46.6%3,396
7,291 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET