1998Final results
1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Frank Kloucek (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Billy L. Vangerpen (R) by 20.2 points.
Frank KloucekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%4,808
Billy L. VangerpenRepublican
39.9%3,195
8,003 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