2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Ryan M. Maher (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Julie A. Garreau (D) by 44.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ryan M. MaherRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%4,732
Julie A. GarreauDemocrat
28.0%1,836
6,568 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