1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Pam Nelson (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Sheldon R. Songstad (R) by 12.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Pam NelsonDemocrat · winner
56.5%6,004
Sheldon R. SongstadRepublican · incumbent
43.5%4,630
10,634 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