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1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Kermit Staggers (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Billion (D) by 9.5 points.

Kermit StaggersRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%5,060
Jack BillionDemocrat
45.3%4,184
9,244 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+6.71990D+2.01992R+7.21994R+9.51996R+29.12000R+12.12002

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