1968Final results
1968 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Richard Francis Kneip (D) won with 85.8% of the vote, defeating B. E. Janssen (Ind) by 71.7 points.
Richard Francis KneipDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.8%4,778
B. E. JanssenIndependent
14.2%788
5,566 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET