2024Final results
2024 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Glen Vilhauer (R) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Dennis Solberg (D) by 42.2 points.
Glen VilhauerRepublican · winner
71.1%7,889
Dennis SolbergDemocrat
28.9%3,203
The same year, the district voted R+38.0 for president; this race was R+42.2.11,092 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET