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2000Final results

2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Louis A. Sebert (R), Mel Olson (D) won.

2 seats
Louis A. SebertRepublican · winner · incumbent
34.2%5,582
Mel OlsonDemocrat · winner
31.9%5,215
Lindell HowardRepublican
17.6%2,875
16.3%2,663
16,335 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

EvenD+1.41994R+10.81996D+7.21998D+28.92000D+34.42002R+17.42004

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