2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Ried Holien (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Nancy Turbak Berry (D) by 6.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ried HolienRepublican · winner
53.0%4,642
Nancy Turbak BerryDemocrat · incumbent
47.0%4,110
8,752 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