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2010Final results

2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Mike Vehle (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Susan Thie (D) by 35.1 points.

Mike VehleRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%4,827
Susan ThieDemocrat
22.2%1,870
Steve SibsonIndependent
20.5%1,729
8,426 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

EvenD+23.61996D+30.51998R+33.92008R+35.12010R+14.02012R+29.32016

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