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1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Robert N. Duxbury (D), Scott Heidepriem (R) won.

2 seats
Robert N. DuxburyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.3%5,249
Scott HeidepriemRepublican · winner
28.5%5,110
Rod EvansDemocrat
21.1%3,781
Jack JonesRepublican · incumbent
21.1%3,772
17,912 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

EvenR+3.91982D+8.21984R+23.51986R+14.91988R+14.21990D+0.21992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET