2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
J. E. Putnam (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Leroy H. Zeeb (D) by 21.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
J. E. PutnamRepublican · winner
60.5%5,106
Leroy H. ZeebDemocrat
39.5%3,329
8,435 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