South Dakota House of Representatives seat · former district
South Dakota Legislative District 26
19 elections since 1968: Democrats won 0, Republicans 17.
2004 election
Nov 2, 2004- Cooper Garnos (R) · won · incumbent42.6%
- Barry Jensen (R) · won37.2%
- Belva Emery (D)20.3%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
19 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2004 | Cooper Garnos · Barry Jensen (R) | Belva Emery (D) | 16.9 |
| 2002 | Kent Juhnke · Cooper Garnos (R) | Lowdon Heller (I) | 20.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Kent Juhnke · Barry Jensen (R) | Lee M. Jorgensen (I) | 16.9 |
| 1998 | John Koskan · Kent Juhnke (R) | Lee M. Jorgensen (D) | 9.5 |
| 1996 | Larry Gabriel · John Koskan (R) | Janet R. Good (D) | 10.7 |
| 1994 | Larry Gabriel · John Koskan (R) | Kenneth W. Risseeuw (D) | 15.5 |
| 1992 | Larry Gabriel · John Koskan (R) | Janet R. Good (D) | 3.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Marie Ingalls · Kenneth McNenny (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | Marie Ingalls · Kenneth McNenny (R) | Charles Rambow (D) | 10.1 |
| 1986 | Kenneth McNenny · Marie Ingalls (R) | Frances M. Ruebelalberts (D) | 4.4 |
| 1984 | George E. Blair · Walter D. Miller (R) | Paul E. Kieffer (D) | 19.3 |
| 1982 | Kay S. Jorgensen · Jim Hood (R) | Emmett Elrod (I) | 16.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Kay S. Jorgensen · Reed C. Richards (REP) | Allen M. Hermann (R) | 1.9 |
| 1978 | Kay S. Jorgensen · Reed C. Richards (REP) | James Hersrud (D) | 3.2 |
| 1976 | Beverly Halling · John J. Gerken (R) | Fran Hogarth (D) | 3.7 |
| 1974 | Ralph M. Tysdal · Beverly Halling (R) | Gordon Renner (D) | 14.8 |
| 1972 | Beverly Halling · James D. Jelbert (R) | Richard D. Schaffan (D) | 9.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Robert H. Shoemaker · Albert Gunderson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1968 | Albert Gunderson · Robert H. Shoemaker (R) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)