2000Final results
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 15
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Gil Koetzle (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph W. Murphey (R) by 30.6 points.
Gil KoetzleDemocrat · winner
65.3%3,813
Ralph W. MurpheyRepublican
34.7%2,028
5,841 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET