1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Kenneth D. Albers (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Donn C. Larson (D) by 6.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kenneth D. AlbersRepublican · winner
53.3%5,265
Donn C. LarsonDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%4,614
9,879 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