1988Final results
1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Carrol Allen (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Francis R. Thieman (R) by 4.7 points.
Carrol AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%4,043
Francis R. ThiemanRepublican
47.7%3,682
7,725 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