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1998Final results

1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Mike Jaspers (R), Gary D. Hanson (D) won.

2 seats
Mike JaspersRepublican · winner · incumbent
35.3%5,297
Gary D. HansonDemocrat · winner
27.4%4,117
Larry BaumgarnRepublican
20.1%3,018
17.1%2,572
15,004 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+5.71990D+9.91992R+1.71996D+15.41998D+10.62000D+18.02002

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