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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]

Geography

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]

Recent elections

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.

State senate elections

Year	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	General Election	Primary Elections
2022	Wayne Steinhauer	Republican	2018	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Brent Hoffman (Republican) 100%	Republican: ▌Y Brent Hoffman 66.8% ▌ Mark Willadsen 33.2%
2020	Wayne Steinhauer	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Wayne Steinhauer (Republican) 58.0% ▌ Suzanne Jones Pranger (Democratic) 42.0%
2018	Deb Peters	Republican	2010	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Wayne Steinhauer (Republican) 56.7% ▌ Laura Swier Kotelman (Democratic) 43.3%	Republican: ▌Y Wayne Steinhauer 66.8% ▌ Lora Hubbel 38.5%
2016	Deb Peters	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Deb Peters (Republican) 65.4% ▌ John Koch (Democratic) 34.6%	Republican: ▌Y Deb Peters (inc.) 56.3% ▌ Lora Hubbel 43.7%
2014	Deb Peters	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Deb Peters (Republican) 100%
2012	Deb Peters	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Deb Peters (Republican) `00%	Republican: ▌Y Deb Peters (inc.) 52.7% ▌ Lora Hubbel 47.3%

References

^ "Brent Hoffman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
^ "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.