Kevin D. Jensen

Jensen ran for election to represent one of District 16's two seats in 2012 and 2014, but lost the Republican primaries. In 2016, he ran again and won, and was re-elected in 2018. He is running for another term in 2020.

As of October 2020, Jensen sat on the following committees:{{cite web |title=Representative Kevin D. Jensen - 2020 |url=https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Session=2020&Member=1731&Cleaned=True |website=South Dakota Legislature |access-date=2 October 2020}}

• Health and Human Services (Chair)
• State Affairs
• Joint Health & Human Services Interim Committee (Co-chair)
• Mental Health Services Delivery Task Force (Chair)

Jensen has served as a Majority Whip since 2019.

{{Election box begin no change|title=2012 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Jim Bolin|votes=864|percentage=40.9%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Patty Miller|votes=513|percentage=24.3%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Kevin D. Jensen|votes=459|percentage=21.8%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Don Lantis|votes=274|percentage=13.0%}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=2014 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Jim Bolin|votes=1,329|percentage=42.1%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} David Anderson|votes=1,049|percentage=33.2%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Kevin D. Jensen|votes=778|percentage=24.7%}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=2016 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} David Anderson|votes=1,164|percentage=40.56%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Kevin D. Jensen|votes=872|percentage=30.38%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Bill Shorma|votes=834|percentage=29.06%}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=2016 general election: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} David Anderson|votes=6,620|percentage=33.14%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Kevin D. Jensen|votes=5,972|percentage=29.90%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Ann Tornberg|votes=4,489|percentage=22.47%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Ted Curry|votes=2,895|percentage=14.49%}}

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In 2018, Anderson and Jensen were unopposed in the Republican primary.

{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 general election: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Kevin D. Jensen|votes=6,121|percentage=34.7%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} David Anderson|votes=5,739|percentage=32.5%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Chad Skiles|votes=2,995|percentage=17.0%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Mike Steinbrecher|votes=2,806|percentage=15.9%}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} Kevin D. Jensen|votes=1,444|percentage=38.3%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate={{checked}} David Anderson|votes=1,257|percentage=33.3%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=William Shorma|votes=1,072|percentage=28.4%}}

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Category:1954 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Canton, South Dakota

Category:Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature

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