Ernie Otten Explained

Ernie Otten
State House:	South Dakota
District:	6th
Term Start:	January 12, 2021
Alongside:	Aaron Aylward
State Senate1:	South Dakota
District1:	6th^[1]
Term Start1:	January 8, 2013
Term End1:	January 12, 2021
Predecessor1:	Art Fryslie
Birth Date:	29 June 1954
Birth Place:	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Tea, South Dakota, U.S.

Ernest 'Ernie' E. Otten, Jr.^[2] (born June 29, 1954) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 6 since January 12, 2021. He previously served in the South Dakota Senate from 2013 to 2021.

Elections

• 2012 With incumbent Senate District 6 Republican Senator Art Fryslie redistricted to District 2, Otten won the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary with 772 votes (58.5%) against Representative and former Senator Gene Abdallah;^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,011 votes (65.4%) against Democratic nominee Richard Schriever.^[4]
• 1996 To challenge incumbent Democratic Representative Roland Chicoine, Otten and incumbent Republican Representative Mike Broderick were unopposed for the 1996 Republican Primary,^[5] 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.^[6]

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Ernie Otten . . . January 23, 2014 . January 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101201803/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=491 . dead .
2. Web site: Ernie Otten's Biography . . January 23, 2014.
3. Web site: Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 . . Pierre, South Dakota . January 23, 2014.
4. Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 23, 2014.
5. Web site: 1996 Primary election Returns . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . 1 . January 23, 2014.
6. Web site: 1996 South Dakota General Election Legislative Races . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 23, 2014 . March 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301194748/http://sos.sd.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo96_GElegislative.shtm . dead .