1996Final results
1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Robert Drake (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Nemec (D) by 4.5 points.
Robert DrakeRepublican · winner
52.3%5,171
Nicholas NemecDemocrat
47.7%4,724
9,895 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