1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
R. Lars Herseth (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Frances S. Lamont (R) by 16.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
R. Lars HersethDemocrat · winner
58.2%5,139
Frances S. LamontRepublican · incumbent
41.8%3,696
8,835 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