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1998Final results

1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Mike Rounds (R) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Hockett (D) by 49.9 points.

Mike RoundsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.9%7,374
25.1%2,467
9,841 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+5.11990R+19.91992R+32.01996R+49.91998R+36.62008R+38.92010

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