2002 general · November 5, 2002
2002 South Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every South Dakota House of Representatives district in the 2002 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 70 seats
After the electionD 21 · R 49
Races36
Changed party0
Unopposed22%8 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 21 · R 49
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Gary D. Hanson · David Sigdestad (D) | 9.1 | |
| LD-2 | Jim Hundstad · Burt Elliott (D) | 8.0 | |
| LD-3 | Larry Frost · Al Novstrup (R) | 7.0 | |
| LD-4 | Tim Begalka · Jim Peterson (REP) | 10.7 | |
| LD-5 | Burdette C. Solum · Claire B. Konold (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-6 | Al Koistinen · Arthur E. Fryslie (R) | 12.8 | |
| LD-7 | Orville B. Smidt · Sean Obrien (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-8 | Dave Gassman · Gerald F. Lange (D) | 1.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Richard A. Engels · Daryl J. Christensen (DEM) | 0.2 | |
| LD-10 | Matt McCaulley · Ron Williamson (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-11 | Mike Jaspers · Rebekah A. Cradduck (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-12 | Hal Wick · Casey Murschel (R) | 4.6 | |
| LD-13 | Phyllis M. Heineman · Bill Thompson (REP) | 1.9 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-14 | Bill Peterson · Joni Clark Cutler (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-15 | Kathy Miles · Mary Glenski (D) | 13.5 | |
| LD-16 | Margaret Vande Gillespie · Joel D. Dykstra (DEM) | 7.4 | |
| LD-17 | Ben Nesselhuf · Donna J. Schafer (DEM) | 7.3 | |
| LD-18 | Matthew Michels · Jean Hunhoff (R) | 2.9 | |
| LD-19 | Billy L. Vangerpen · J. E. Putnam (R) | 10.5 | |
| LD-20 | Mel Olson · Louis A. Sebert (DEM) | 16.1 | |
| LD-21 | Julie Bartling · Thomas J. Deadrick (DEM) | 9.1 | |
| LD-22 | Dale Hargens · Quinten L. Burg (D) | 1.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-23 | Tom Hackl · Justin Davis (R) | 18.3 | |
| LD-24 | Tim Rounds · Ryan P. Olson (R) | 4.2 | |
| LD-25 | Tim Rave · Mike Kroger (REP) | 0.5 | |
| LD-26 | Kent Juhnke · Cooper Garnos (R) | 20.9 | |
| LD-27 | Jim Bradford · Paul Valandra (D) | 31.8 | |
| LD-28A | Thomas James Vannorman (D) | 27.1 | |
| LD-28B | Ted A. Klaudt (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Larry Rhoden · Maurice Larue (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Jim Lintz · Gordon R. Pederson (R) | 14.0 | |
| LD-31 | Christopher W. Madsen · John E. Teupel (R) | 10.8 | |
| LD-32 | Thomas L. Hennies · Stanford M. Adelstein (R) | 15.1 | |
| LD-33 | Donald D. Vanetten · Michael T. Buckingham (R) | 8.5 | |
| LD-34 | Ed McLaughlin · Elizabeth Kraus (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-35 | Alice McCoy · Jeffrey Haverly (R) | 1.0 |
South Dakota House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner