1996Final results
1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Frank Kloucek (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Edward Vangerpen (R) by 26.7 points.
Frank KloucekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%5,891
Edward VangerpenRepublican
36.6%3,405
9,296 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