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1998Final results

1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Burdette C. Solum (R), Claire B. Konold (R) won.

2 seats
Burdette C. SolumRepublican · winner
32.0%4,647
Claire B. KonoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.3%4,397
24.4%3,551
Dan BendelDemocrat
13.3%1,935
14,530 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

EvenD+0.21992R+10.21994R+5.21996R+10.61998R+9.02000R+14.82004

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