2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Frank Kloucek (D), Billy L. Vangerpen (R) won.
2 seatsFrank KloucekDemocrat · winner
35.4%5,594
Billy L. VangerpenRepublican · winner
34.1%5,374
Richard A. WudelRepublican · incumbent
16.6%2,627
Wahnel UlmerDemocrat
13.8%2,185
15,780 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET