2000Final results
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 4
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Jim Peterson (D), Tim Begalka (R) won.
2 seatsJim PetersonDemocrat · winner
29.7%4,799
Tim BegalkaRepublican · winner
26.7%4,322
Valentine RauschRepublican
24.1%3,897
Red Dawn FosterDemocrat
19.5%3,156
16,174 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