2002Final results
2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 26
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Kent Juhnke (R), Cooper Garnos (R) won.
2 seatsKent JuhnkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
40.5%3,617
Cooper GarnosRepublican · winner · incumbent
40.2%3,591
Lowdon HellerIndependent
19.3%1,724
8,932 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