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1996Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Kevin R. Crisp (R), Clarence Kooistra (R) won.

2 seats
Kevin R. CrispRepublican · winner
28.2%4,790
Clarence KooistraRepublican · winner
25.4%4,309
Mark AndersonDemocrat · incumbent
25.0%4,236
21.4%3,638
16,973 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+7.01990D+5.01992D+7.81994R+0.91996R+10.11998R+4.22000

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