State: | South Dakota |
District: | 9 |
Chamber: | Senate |
South Dakota's 9th legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate, it has been represented by Republican Brent Hoffman since 2023. In the House, it has been represented by Republicans Bethany Soye since 2021 and Kenneth Teunissen since 2023.[1]
The district is located in the eastern suburbs of Sioux Falls entirely within Minnehaha County, the state's most populous county, in southeastern South Dakota.[2]
South Dakota legislators are elected to two-year terms, with each permitted to serve a maximum of four consecutive terms.[3] Elections are held every even-numbered year.
Year | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | General Election | Primary Elections | ||||
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2022 | Wayne Steinhauer | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | nowrap | ||||
2020 | Wayne Steinhauer | Republican | 2018 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
2018 | Deb Peters | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | nowrap | nowrap | ||||
2016 | Deb Peters | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | nowrap | ||||
2014 | Deb Peters | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
2012 | Deb Peters | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | nowrap |