Meet the candidates: Kolbeck, Hubbel on ballot in District 13 contest for state Senate

South Dakota Legislative District 13 encompasses the most southeast region of Sioux Falls. (South Dakota Legislative Research Council)

Southeast Sioux Falls voters next month will decide between a Republican incumbent or a two-time gubernatorial candidate and former lawmaker to represent them for the next two years in the South Dakota state Senate.

Sen. Jack Kolbeck hopes to avoid an upset in his bid for a fourth-term as an elected official in District 13, which entails the most southeast corner of South Dakota’s largest city. While Lora Hubbel, an independent who a decade ago served a single term as a Republican member of the state House of Representatives, hopes to earn a seat back at the state Capitol.