1988Final results

1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 12

Name: 1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 12
Start: 1988-11-08
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Keith Paisley (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Oconnor (D) by 8.7 points.

Keith PaisleyRepublican · winner · incumbent

54.4%4,780

45.6%4,014

8,794 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

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