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2016Final results

2016 election for South Dakota Legislative District 14

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Deb Soholt (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Tyler Swanger (Ind) by 37.3 points.

Deb SoholtRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%7,747
Tyler SwangerIndependent
31.3%3,536
The same year, the district voted R+8.4 for president.11,283 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenR+22.52006R+21.12008R+34.12010R+11.02012R+21.02018R+12.02020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET