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1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Mike Rounds (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Kenneth J. Meyer (D) by 32.0 points.

Mike RoundsRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%7,070
34.0%3,641
10,711 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

EvenD+2.31988R+5.11990R+19.91992R+32.01996R+49.91998R+36.62008

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