1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 25
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Sam Nachtigal (D), William F. Cerny (D) won.
2 seatsSam NachtigalDemocrat · winner
35.2%4,680
William F. CernyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.0%4,383
Kenneth E. KreditRepublican · incumbent
31.8%4,226
13,289 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET