1998Final results
1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Robert Drake (R) won with 89.8% of the vote, defeating Kevin Lee Ackerman (Lib) by 79.5 points.
Robert DrakeRepublican · winner · incumbent
89.8%7,318
Kevin Lee AckermanLibertarian
10.2%835
8,153 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