2008Final results
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Frank Kloucek (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating D. E. Gene Cordes (R) by 24.0 points.
Frank KloucekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%5,588
D. E. Gene CordesRepublican
38.0%3,425
9,013 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET