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2000Final results

2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Kermit Staggers (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Penney Dale (D) by 29.1 points.

Kermit StaggersRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%5,194
Penney DaleDemocrat
35.5%2,855
8,049 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+2.01992R+7.21994R+9.51996R+29.12000R+12.12002R+14.22004

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