1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 South Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every South Dakota House of Representatives district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 70 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 48
Races36
Changed party1
Unopposed11%4 races
Incumbents defeated4
Every district
D 23 · R 47
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | David Gleason · Mike Jaspers (DEM) | 0.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-2 | Steve Cutler · James Sperry (REP) | 1.5 | |
| LD-3 | Craig Schaunaman · Alfred A. Waltman (D) | 3.6 | |
| LD-4 | Larry Diedrich · Robert Weber (R) | 4.7 | |
| LD-5 | Don Brosz · Claire B. Konold (R) | 2.5 | |
| LD-6 | Roger Lee · Douglas Kazmerzak (D) | 0.2 | |
| LD-7 | Robert A. Roe · Orville B. Smidt (R) | 7.0 | |
| LD-8 | Richard Belatti · Douglas W. Johnson (R) | 1.0 | |
| LD-9 | Kevin R. Crisp · Clarence Kooistra (R) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Roger Hunt · Roger Brooks (R) | 4.5 | |
| LD-11 | Kristie Fiegen · Mitch Richter (R) | 6.7 | |
| LD-12 | Judy Rost · John R. McIntyre (REP) | 0.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-13 | Linda K. Barker · Dana John Windhorst (DEM) | 1.0 | |
| LD-14 | Richard E. Brown · Bill Peterson (R) | 12.6 | |
| LD-15 | Kay Davis · Gil Koetzle (D) | 12.6 | |
| LD-16 | Mike Broderick · Roland Chicoine (REP) | 7.1 | |
| LD-17 | Gary A. Sokolow · Caitlin F. Collier (D) | 2.3 | |
| LD-18 | Garry A. Moore · Donald E. Munson (DEM) | 4.6 | |
| LD-19 | Billy L. Vangerpen · J. E. Putnam (R) | 4.1 | |
| LD-20 | Deb Fischerclemens · Dan Matthews (DEM) | 4.2 | |
| LD-21 | Ron J. Volesky · Pat Haley (D) | 5.1 | |
| LD-22 | Robert N. Duxbury · Joanne Lockner (D) | 12.1 | |
| LD-23 | Jay L. Duenwald · Jarvis W. Brown (R) | 10.1 | |
| LD-24 | Patricia Dehueck · Jeff Monroe (R) | 3.9 | |
| LD-25 | William F. Cerny · Kenneth E. Kredit (DEM) | 4.7 | |
| LD-26 | Larry Gabriel · John Koskan (R) | 10.7 | |
| LD-27 | Richard Hagen · Larry Lucas (D) | 16.7 | |
| LD-28A | Dean Schrempp (D) | 2.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-28B | Kenneth Wetz (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Kenneth McNenny · Willard Pummel (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Helena Hassard · Gordon R. Pederson (R) | 8.3 | |
| LD-31 | Kay S. Jorgensen · Jerry Apa (R) | 11.0 | |
| LD-32 | Rexford A. Hagg · Michael Demersseman (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-33 | Carol E. Fitzgerald · J. P. Duniphan (R) | 9.5 | |
| LD-34 | Mike Derby · Scott Eccarius (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-35 | Cheryl Madden · William Napoli (R) | 14.0 |
South Dakota House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner