This is the 1996 race. The latest: 2004 →

1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 26

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Larry Gabriel (R), John Koskan (R) won.

2 seats
Larry GabrielRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.6%5,190
John KoskanRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.5%5,016
20.8%3,313
15.1%2,409
15,928 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+20.31988R+7.01992R+30.01994R+20.41996R+18.51998R+29.42004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET