2014Final results
2014 election for South Dakota Legislative District 6
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Ernie Otten (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Mel Zelmer (D) by 43.6 points.
Ernie OttenRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%4,877
Mel ZelmerDemocrat
28.2%1,915
6,792 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET