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