2004Final results
2004 election for South Dakota Legislative District 15
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Gil Koetzle (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Swenson (R) by 22.2 points.
Gil KoetzleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%3,979
Paul SwensonRepublican
38.9%2,535
6,514 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET