Ernie Otten

Ernest 'Ernie' E. Otten, Jr. (born June 29, 1954 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 6 since January 8, 2013.

• 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; 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.