2016 general · November 8, 2016
2016 South Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every South Dakota State Senate district in the 2016 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 6 · R 29
Races35
Changed party2
Unopposed37%13 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 6 · R 29
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Jason Frerichs (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-2 | Brock L. Greenfield (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-3 | Al Novstrup (R) | 22.4 | |
| LD-4 | John Wiik (R) | 20.8 | Flipped |
| LD-5 | Neal Tapio (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-6 | Ernie Otten (R) | 37.7 | |
| LD-7 | Larry Tidemann (R) | 31.7 | |
| LD-8 | Jordan Youngberg (R) | 0.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Deb Peters (R) | 30.8 | |
| LD-10 | Jenna Haggar (R) | 19.9 | |
| LD-11 | Jim Stalzer (R) | 21.6 | |
| LD-12 | R. Blake Curd (R) | 16.8 | |
| LD-13 | Jack Kolbeck (R) | 21.7 | |
| LD-14 | Deb Soholt (R) | 37.3 | |
| LD-15 | Reynold F. Nesiba (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-16 | Jim Bolin (R) | 45.2 | |
| LD-17 | Arthur Rusch (R) | 11.8 | |
| LD-18 | Craig Kennedy (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-19 | Stace Nelson (R) | 56.4 | |
| LD-20 | Joshua Klumb (R) | 29.3 | |
| LD-21 | Billie H. Sutton (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-22 | Jim White (R) | 47.4 | |
| LD-23 | Justin R. Cronin (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-24 | Jeff Monroe (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-25 | Kris Langer (R) | 25.6 | |
| LD-26 | Troy Heinert (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-27 | Kevin Killer (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-28 | Ryan M. Maher (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Gary Cammack (R) | 30.1 | |
| LD-30 | Lance Russell (R) | 43.0 | |
| LD-31 | Bob Ewing (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-32 | Alan D. Solano (R) | 33.7 | |
| LD-33 | Phil Jensen (R) | 23.2 | |
| LD-34 | Jeff Partridge (R) | 30.4 | |
| LD-35 | Terri Haverly (R) | Unopposed |
South Dakota State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab