1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Albert Kocer (D), Roland Vangerpen (R) won.
2 seatsAlbert KocerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.1%5,008
Roland VangerpenRepublican · winner
24.2%4,162
Ralph NachtigalDemocrat · incumbent
24.1%4,149
Kenneth E. KreditRepublican
22.5%3,873
17,192 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET