1988Final results
1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Neil Gleason (D), Merle Bartnick (D) won.
2 seatsNeil GleasonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.6%5,431
Merle BartnickDemocrat · winner
32.8%4,606
Roger A. WilliamsRepublican
28.6%4,017
14,054 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET