1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Charles E. Flowers (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Leland Kleinsasser (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles E. FlowersDemocrat · winner
50.4%4,485
Leland KleinsasserRepublican · incumbent
49.6%4,417
8,902 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