2002Final results
2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Dick Kelly (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Steven J. Dirksen (D) by 12.1 points.
Dick KellyRepublican · winner
56.0%5,736
Steven J. DirksenDemocrat
44.0%4,502
10,238 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