Ernest 'Ernie' E. Otten, Jr. (born June 29, 1954) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 6 since January 8, 2013.

Elections

*2012 With incumbent Senate District 6 Republican Senator

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redistricted to District 2, Otten won the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary with 772 votes (58.5%) against Representative and former Senator Gene Abdallah; and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,011 votes (65.4%) against Democratic nominee Richard Schriever. *1996 To challenge incumbent Democratic Representative Roland Chicoine, Otten and incumbent Republican Representative Mike Broderick were unopposed for the 1996 Republican Primary, but Otten lost the four-way November 5, 1996 General election, where Representative Broderick took the first seat and Representative Chicoine took the second seat ahead of Otten and Democratic nominee Richard Dubro.

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External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
* 1954 births Living people People from Lincoln County, South Dakota Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota Republican Party South Dakota state senators 21st-century American politicians {{SouthDakota-politician-stub