2002Final results
2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Mel Olson (D), Louis A. Sebert (R) won.
2 seatsMel OlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.5%5,831
Louis A. SebertRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.4%5,489
Lindell HowardRepublican
17.3%2,849
Peter BierwirthDemocrat
13.8%2,261
16,430 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET