2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
J. E. Putnam (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Glennis Stern (D) by 14.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
J. E. PutnamRepublican · winner
57.4%4,692
Glennis SternDemocrat
42.6%3,478
8,170 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