2004 To challenge House District 9 incumbentDemocratic RepresentativeRichard Engels, Peters and incumbent Republican Representative Daryl Christensen were unopposed for the June 1, 2004 Republican Primary;[3] in the four-way November 2, 2004 General election Peters took the first seat by 16 votes with 4,329 votes (26.42%) and Democratic nominee Elaine Roberts took the second seat ahead of incumbent Democratic Representative Engels and Republican Representative Christensen.[4]
2006 Peters ran in the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary[5] and won the four-way November 7, 2006 General election she took the first seat with 3,699 votes (25.99%) and Democratic former Representative Engels took the second seat ahead of incumbent Democratic Representative Roberts and Republican nominee Katy Dressen.[6]
2008 Peters ran in the June 3, 2008 Republican Primary,[7] and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election where she took the first seat with 5,115 votes (30.14%) and incumbent Democratic Representative Engels took the second seat ahead of Republican nominee Tom Sutton and Democratic nominee Marlyn Beebe.[8]
2010 When Senate District 9 incumbentIndependent Senator Tom Dempster wasterm limited and left the Legislature, Peters was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary[9] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 5,119 votes (63.39%) against Democratic nominee Rob Wilson.[10]
2012 Peters was challenged in the June 5, 2012 Republican primary by State RepresentativeLora Hubbel and won by 42 votes out of 405 votes cast (52.73%).[11] Peters was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 5,939 votes.[12]
2014 Peters was unopposed in the Republican primary. Democrat Sheryl Knutson withdrew from running after the primary, and Peters was unopposed in the general election.[13]
2016 Deb Peters defeated Lora Hubbel in the South Dakota State Senate District 9 Republican primary on a vote of 569 to 441 (56.3% to 43.4%).[14] In the general election, Peters defeated John Koch on a vote of 6,426 to 3,398 (65.4% to 35.6%). The 2016 election represents Peters' 4th consecutive election for State Senate, and she is barred by state law from seeking another consecutive term for this office due to term limits.[15]
