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2004Final results

2004 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Dick Kelly (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Jeff Venekamp (D) by 14.2 points.

Dick KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%6,373
42.9%4,790
11,163 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+9.51996R+29.12000R+12.12002R+14.22004D+8.72006D+5.12008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET