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2010Final results

2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Cooper Garnos (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Brandon Sazue (D) by 43.2 points.

Cooper GarnosRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%5,562
28.4%2,207
7,769 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+41.12004R+16.52006R+45.92008R+43.22010D+18.92012R+9.92018

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