RepublicanIncumbent
Glen Vilhauer
- Experience
- State legislature
South Dakota › South Dakota State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
South Dakota Legislative District 5
Glen Vilhauer has no major-party opponent.
Glen Vilhauer has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+41: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 22,935
- People per km²
- 62
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 21%
- White, no degree
- 73%of adults
- White 90%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 1%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
11,092 votes · R+42.2✓ Glen A Vilhauer (R)71.1%
Dennis Solberg (D)28.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
11,406 two-party votes · R+38.9 · R+37.4 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.4%
Kamala Harris (D)30.6%
2022
6,743 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lee Schoenbeck (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
10,465 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lee Schoenbeck (R)79.0%
Adam Jewell (—)21.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
12,208 two-party votes · R+38.4 · R+43.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.2%
Joe Biden (D)30.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
11,821 two-party votes · R+40.6 · R+42.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)70.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)29.7%