2006Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Deb Peters (R), Richard A. Engels (D) won.
2 seatsDeb PetersRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.0%3,699
Richard A. EngelsDemocrat · winner
25.1%3,568
Elaine A. RobertsDemocrat · incumbent
24.6%3,503
Katy DressenRepublican
24.3%3,460
14,230 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET