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2000Final results

2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Kenneth D. Albers (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Roland Chicoine (D) by 15.7 points.

Kenneth D. AlbersRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%6,081
42.2%4,435
10,516 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+13.71992D+8.71994R+6.61996R+15.72000R+23.62006D+1.02008

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