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1988Final results

1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Roger McKellips (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating John F. Danz (R) by 26.9 points.

Roger McKellipsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.5%5,716
John F. DanzRepublican
36.5%3,291
9,007 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

EvenD+20.71982D+16.81984D+19.71986D+26.91988D+26.11990D+13.71992

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